Rankind Best Wines of France 2007

(Guide the journal of wine in France)

DOMAINE OGEREAU Anjou
Red: 12 hectares. Cabernet Franc 50%, 30% cabernet sauvignon, 15% Grolleau, Gamay 5%.
White: 12 hectares. Chenin 90%, 5% Sauvignon, Chardonnay 5%.
Average Production: 70000 bt / yr.

Vincent Ogereau ,..., rigorously harvest grapes healthy and offers a wide range homogeneous, based on the expression of the fruit. In the 90s, the sport has served as a model in Anjou. The reds have acquired a silky and velvety tannins anjou-villages illustrated the Côte de la Houssaye, from Cabernet Sauvignon. The rosés are aromatic and never heavy. The dry white and coteaux-du-layon whose cuvées the richest benefit from a breeding new wood, are frank, always close to the grape. Prices are wise.

The wines: the entry-level tricolor is always worth it. It does this year that the savennières Clos du Grand Beaupréau 2004, the notes roasted, fresh, grip. In red, 2005 announcement of tannins become thinner and more mature than in 2004. The 2003 sweet arrive slowly maturing, especially the deep Côte de la Houssaye. In 2003 Coteaux du Layon, Clos des Guides White is now racing ahead with a splendid declination candied citrus, signature of the greatest white over-maturation.