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EPISODE 2. Continuation of our tasting of the 2022 vintage. The enthusiastic young generation sticks together and faces climate change.
By Jacques Dupont and Olivier Bompas
© Arnaud HEBERT/REA / Arnaud HEBERT/REA FOR “LE POINT”
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VSThis year, the quality of the Loire wines is at the rendezvous. Without exception, as announced by all the producers we met at the Salon des Vins de Loire in Angers, at the beginning of February. Harmonious wines already well established, with on the one hand a “ready to drink” side, particularly surprising for the reds, of which the most powerful and capable of long aging are far from having finished their ageing; on the other hand, a balance marked by a lot of freshness.
From west to east, from Nantes to Auvergne, the vast vineyards of the Loire Valley offer a great diversity of terroirs and climatic nuances. But not all winegrowers are equal when it comes to bad weather. For volumes, even if the year is overall in the good average, the little smile…