Château de la Roulerie: Tasting & Drinking
Having tasted the wines of Château de la Roulerie from time to time over the years, I have usually found the dry Anjou Blanc Les Terrasses to be the most interesting wine, showing nice substance and concentration, and allowing the tension of the Chenin Blanc to shine through, especially as Philippe moved away from oak and malolactic fermentation. The other white wines, those I have tasted, are more minor approximations of this style. As for the Anjou Rouge, being both pure Cabernet Franc, they naturally have a pure and lifted, rather perfumed style which is pretty and appealing. Having said that, when tasting samples of the 2009 vintage, from cuve, including the press wines, I was more impressed by the silkiness of the tannins and the depth of fruit, both appropriate reflections of the vintage I think.
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