La Paulée d’Anjou (30th June 2019) – tasting and dinner

Château de la Roche aux Moines – Coulée de Serrant

Sunday 30th June saw the first edition of the renovated La Paulée d’Anjou with the tasting (some excellent wines) held in the shade of the tree-lined walkway of the Coulée de Serrant and a very fine dinner, especially considering that there were over 550 diners at the Greniers de St Jean in Angers. For the first time producers from Saumur were invited to participate. The wines shown at La Paulée are all organic or biodynamic. Overall it was undoubtedly a huge success and an example of the dynamism that Ivan Massonnat (Domaine Belargus) has brought to the region. The first Paulée d'Anjou was held in 2012. Next year’s edition will be held in Saumur on Monday 22nd June 2020.

Tasting
My favourite wines from the Paulée tasting (105 wines presented):
Prices shown when these wines are still available.
2017 La Lune en Amphores, Vin de France, Mark & Martial Angeli & Bruno Ciofi
100% Chenin Blanc, 28€ (cavistes)
2015 Les Foucardes, Vin de France, Mark & Martial Angeli & Bruno Ciofi
100% Chenin Blanc, 34€ (cavistes)
2014 Les Gâts, Anjou, Patrick Baudouin 100% Chenin, 40€
2017 Les Cormiers, Saumur Blanc, Château de Villeneuve
Jean-Pierre et Florence Chevallier, 100% Chenin, 21€
2017 Le Grand Clos, Saumur Champigny, Château de Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre et Florence Chevallier, 100% Cabernet Franc, 26€
2016 Rocca Nigra, Anjou Villages Brissac, Domaine de Bablut, Christophe & Antoine Daviau, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.10€
2016 Les Callardières, Savennières, Domaine du Closel, Evelyne de Pontbriand
100% Chenin Blanc, 34.9€
2018 Montée de l'Epine, Anjou Rouge, Domaine Delesvaux, Catherine & Philippe Delesvaux, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.5€
2018 Saumur Champigny, Fabien Duveau, 100% Cabernet Franc, 12€
2017 Pierre Blanche, Anjou Blanc, Château de la Viaudière, Agnes & Pierre Antoine, Giovannoni, 100% Chenin Blanc, 13.5€
2016 La Petite Cerisaie, Saumur Puy Notre Dame, Domaine Mélaric, Mélanie & Aymeric Hillaire, 100% Cabernet Franc, 20€
2017 Savennières Roche aux Moines, Domaine aux Moines, Tessa Laroche
100% Chenin Blanc, 30€
2016 Les Genêts, Savennières, Domaine Laureau, Florence & Damien Laureau,
100% Chenin Blanc, 35€
2016 Le Bel Ouvrage, Savennières, Domaine Laureau, Florence & Damien Laureau, 100% Chenin Blanc, 48€
2015 Jarret de Montchenin, Anjou Blanc, Château de Passavant, Olivier Lecomte
100% Chenin Blanc, 20.5€
2013 Clos d'Entre les Murs, Saumur Blanc, Château de Parnay, Mathias Levron
100% Chenin Blanc, 69€
2017 Le Clos des Mailles, Domaine Pierre Menard, Pierre Menard
100% Chenin Blanc, 21€
2015 Le Coulée d'Aunis, Saumur Blanc, La Source du Ruault, Jean-Noël Millon
100% Chenin Blanc, 19€
2013 Fides, Savennières, Eric Morgat, 100% Chenin Blanc, 50€
2017 La Jarre de Juchepie, Anjou Blanc, Domaine de Juchepie, Eddy Oosterlink
100% Chenin, 26€
2016 Clos le Grand Beaupréau, Savennières, Château Pierre-Bise, René Papin
100% Chenin, 23€
2017 La Bigottière, Savennières, Domaine Richou, Didier & Damien Richou
100% Chenin Blanc, 20€
2017 Le Champ de la Pierre, Anjou Gamay, Domaine Richou, Didier & Damien Richou, 100% Gamay, 13€
2018 Ronceray, Anjou Blanc, Château de Plaisance, Patricia & Guy Rochais
100% Chenin Blanc, 30€
2014 Les Poyeux, Saumur Champigny, Domaine Sanzay, Antoine Sanzay
100% Cabernet Franc
2017 Saumur Blanc, Château Yvonne, Mathieu Vallée, 100% Chenin Blanc, 23€
2016 Anjou, Château de Suronde, Kathleen van den Berghe, 100% Chenin Blanc, 25€

The dinner @ Musée Jean Lurçat (apéro) and Les Greniers de St Jean (dinner)

The patient wait for an apéro 

       The three chefs who prepared the dinner plus the cheese affineur
Ivan Massonnat (blue shirt) who led the renovation of the Paulée 

  

The first course

 

2015 Clos Serteaux, Savennières, Eric Morgat
Un Grand Vin !