In the glass
Aroma: white peach, honeysuckle, lemon, stone
Palate: citrus, stone fruit, saline mineral, honey
Single-vineyard Anjou Blanc from a fractured basalt parcel atop the hillside. Microclimate warmth gives the wine ripe stone fruit; basalt bedrock keeps chalk minerality.
What it pairs with
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Pike-perch with beurre blanc
Loire freshwater fish in butter sauce meets the wine's stone-fruit depth and saline lift. -
Roast capon with truffles
White-meat poultry and earthy truffle bridge to the wine's stone-fruit and basalt mineral. -
Lobster thermidor
Creamy gratin shellfish demands the wine's body, stone fruit and saline finish. -
Aged Comté
Hazelnut crystallisation in 24+ month Comté finds the wine's stone fruit and honey lift.
History
Les Rouannières is one of Pierre-Bise's finest single-vineyards. The parcel sits at the crest of the hillside on fractured basalts with a 20-kilometre view facing south, in a microclimate warmer than surroundings.
- 1995 — Single-vineyard Les Rouannières bottling established by Claude Papin
Facts
- Producer
- Château Pierre-Bise
- Grapes
- Chenin Blanc (100%)
- Classification
- Anjou AOC
- Oak
- Fermented in older oak barrels and demi-muids; aged around 12 months on fine lees
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 25 to 40 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Scores
- Vinous 93 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2023)
Frequently asked about Anjou Blanc Les Rouannières
What does Pierre-Bise Les Rouannières taste like?
White peach, honeysuckle, lemon and stone on the nose; citrus, stone fruit, saline mineral and honey on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long, layered finish.
When should I drink Les Rouannières?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The basalt-and-clay terroir gives the wine ageing capacity; mature bottles develop honey, stone-fruit and waxy depth.
Where is Les Rouannières grown?
At the crest of the hillside in the Anjou AOC, on fractured basalts with thin clay over a south-facing exposure and a microclimate warmer than surroundings.
Is Pierre-Bise Les Rouannières vegan?
Yes. The estate is organic-certified and the wines are produced without animal-derived fining agents.