2024 Chateau de Plaisance Anjou Blanc

Dried apple, zesty citrus, warm spice, oyster shell, and a salty briny finish that keeps going — steely and mineral-driven, with lanolin texture and a linear precision that is pure Loire Chenin at its most serious. The 2024 Château de Plaisance Anjou Blanc is certified biodynamic Chenin Blanc from schist and sandstone soils in the heart of Anjou noir — native yeast, partial malolactic, 11 months in stainless, no fining, minimal sulfur. Same estate as the VDF, same hands, same conviction — just more terroir to say something with. Vanessa Cherruau bought Plaisance in 2019 with no winemaking family behind her and no inherited wealth — only the certainty that this ground deserved better. She was right. Roughly 1,000 cases made. Cellar it or open it tonight — it will reward both decisions.