Coteaux du Layon St Aubin 2022 Domaine des Forges

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The value here is outstanding; a fully sweet lime, apricot skin and tropical fruit Chenin with racy acidity and extraordinary length of flavour. The winemaker had the option to bottle into 500ml bottles (at greater cost of course), but figured you would be too disappointed to miss out on the last 250ml! Sweet but not sticky, enjoy this on its own or with rillette, blue cheese and other rich savouries.

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Producer Information: Domaine des Forges

I first visited Claude way back in the early nineties and we enjoyed the mighty 1989 and 1990 vintages. I still come across the odd bottle of the sweet wines and they remain full of life. Although Claude still potters around the cellar, the current success of this estate and the quality of the wines is down to son Stéphane and his wife Séverine. Their 50 hectares of vines include 30 hectares of Chenin Blanc – of which 7 are on the steep slopes in the great Chaume 1er Cru.
This is one of many farms to stall their conversion to biodynamics given that one vintage in five or six will throw something at them that they just can't control with natural products. Nevertheless this is still one of only a few important domaines offering these very fine and under valued sweet wines.

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