93 pts Wine Advocate
Made from a small parcel in the village of Saint-Lambert, the 2022 Anjou Blanc à Francois(e) is a mouth-filling style without any heaviness. The generosity of the 2022 season has been curbed, and there's a nervousness and slightly reductive nature that keeps it tight. Expect an attractive sourness from the acidity and salinity. The finish has a nice twist of savory character with 20% new oak (500-liter and cigar format). Time is needed here to ameliorate.

This wine is cut like a diamond with clean lines, powerful fruit that is explosive. Long detailed finish that fans out with a touch of creaminess. Still evolving and reward the one who has patience. This regal Chenin Blanc is named in honor of Thibaud’s late mother Francoise.

Made from his finest plots in Anjou. The wine is named after his late mother, who tragically passed away from cancer when Thibaud was 17 years old. He makes this wine in her honor, without any compromise. If he feels the wine does not live up to his mother’s name, he won’t make it.

100% Chenin Blanc from 35 year old vines which are grown on shallow soils of grey schist and rhyolite (volcanic soil). Indigenous yeast fermentation and does not undergo malolactic fermentation. The wine is then aged in 350l and 700l barrels (30% new)

VARIETIES: 100% Chenin Blanc
CLASSIFICATION: Anjou AOC
VINEYARDS: Vineyards in + around Anjou
SOILS: Shallow soils on grey schist, ryholite (volcanic soil) and sand.
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 35 years
FARMING: Organic
VINIFICATION: Vinification in French + Austrian oak barrel (various volume), indigenous yeast fermentation. No malo-lactic fermentation
ELEVAGE / AGING: Barrels of 350L + 700L volume for approximately 12 months.