Goutte d'O, 2022

Serious Chenin with nothing added. Deep, golden and mineral — one for the person who thinks Loire whites are all light and zippy.

Goutte d'O has been Sylvain Martinez's Chenin Blanc since his first vintages in the mid-2000s, when he was still working alongside Olivier Cousin in Anjou. It comes from schist, is pressed in an old-style press and then spends a long stretch in old barrels before bottling, with no fining, filtering or added sulphur. 2022 was a very good year in Anjou, and the wine is deep and mineral, with concentrated golden fruit in layers and plenty of years ahead.