Anjou wine
The vineyards of Anjou is a part of the great wine-growing region Loire. In the area which geographically corresponds to the old province of Anjou, dry white wines, sparkling wines, dry red wines and semi-dry and sweet rosé wines are offered.
- 2.1 appellations Anjou / Rosé d' Anjou / Anjou - Gamay
- 2.2 Appellation Anjou Villages
- 2.3 appellation Cabernet d' Anjou
Geography
The vineyards spread over almost the entire department of Maine -et -Loire, as well as 14 municipalities in the department of Deux -Sèvres and 9 municipalities in the department of Vienne.
Eligible municipalities in the department of Maine -et -Loire
Note: The italics communities are allowed in the appellation Anjou -Villages.
Allonnes, Les Alleuds Ambillou -Château, Angers, Antoigné, Artannes -sur- Thouet Aubigné -sur -Layon, Beaulieu -sur -Layon, Blaison -Gohier, Bouchemaine, Bouzillé, Brain-sur- Allonnes, Brézé, Brigné, Brissac - Quincé, Brossay, Cernusson, Les Cerqueux -sous- Passavant, Chacé, Chalonnes- sur -Loire, Le Champ- sur -Layon, Champtocé -sur -Loire, Champtoceaux, Chanzeaux, La Chapelle -Saint- Florent, Charcé -Saint- Ellier -sur- Aubance, Chaudefonds -sur -Layon, Chavagnes, Chemellier, Chenehutte- Treves -Cunault, Cizay -la -Madeleine, Cléré -sur -Layon, Concourson -sur -Layon, Corzé, Le Coudray- Macouard, Courchamps, Coutures, Denée, Dénezé -sous- Doue, Distré, Doue -la -Fontaine, drain, Epieds, Faveraye - Machelles, Faye- d'Anjou, Fontaine- Milon, Fontevraud L'Abbaye, Forges, La Fosse -de- Tigné, Gennes, GREZILLE, Huillé, Ingrandes, Juigné -sur -Loire, La Jumelière, landing Mont, Liré, Louerre, Louresse -Rochemenier, Lué -en- Baugeois, Luigné, Le Marillais, Martigné -Briand, Meigné, Le Mesnil -en -Vallee, Mont Fort, Mont Jean -sur -Loire, Montilliers, Montreuil- Bellay, Montsoreau, Mozé -sur -Louet, Murs- Erigné, Notre -Dame- d'Allençon, Noyant- la -Plaine, Nueil -sur -Layon, Parnay, Passavant -sur -Layon, Pellouailles -les -Vignes, La Pommeraye, La Possonnière, Le Puy -Notre -Dame, Rablay -sur- Layon Rochefort- sur -Loire, Rou-Marson, Saint- Aubin -de- Luigné, Saint- Barthélemy- d'Anjou, Saint- Cyr -en- Bourg, Sainte- Gemmes -sur -Loire, Saint- Florent- le- Vieil, Saint -Georges- sur -Loire, Saint -Georges- sur- Layon Saint -Georges- des- Sept- Voies, Saint- Germain -des- Prés, Saint -Jean -des- Mauvrets, Saint -Just- sur- Dive, Saint -Lambert -du- Lattay, Saint -Laurent -de- la -Plaine, Saint- Laurent- du- Mottay, Saint- Macaire -du- Bois, Saint- Melaine -sur- Aubance, Saint- Rémy -la -Varenne, Saint- Saturnin- sur -Loire, Saint -Sigismond, Saint- Sulpice- sur -Loire, Saint- Sylvain- d'Anjou, Saulgé -l'Hôpital, Saumur, Savennières, Soucelles, Soulaines -sur- Aubance, Souzay -Champigny, Tancoigné, Thouarcé, Le Thoureil, Tigné, Trémont, Turquant, Les Ulmes, Valanjou, La Varenne, Varennes -sur -Loire, Varrains, Vauchrétien, Le Vaudelnay, Les Verchers -sur -Layon, locking, and Vihiers Villevêque.
Approved municipalities in the department of Deux -Sèvres
Argenton- l'Eglise, Bouille Loretz -, Bouille -Saint -Paul, Brion -près- Thouet, Cersay, Louzy, Mauzé - Thouars, Saint- Cyr- la-Lande, Saint -Martin -de- Macon, Saint -Martin- de - Sanzay, Sainte -Radegonde, Sainte -Verge, Thouars and Tourtenay.
Eligible municipalities in the department of Vienne (department)
Berrie, Curçay -sur- Dive, Glénouze, Pouançay, Ranton, Saix, Saint -Léger -de- Montbrillais, Ternay, Les Trois- Moutiers.
Appellations
Appellations of Anjou / Rosé d' Anjou / Anjou - Gamay
All three Appellation are permitted in all communities mentioned above.
Appellation Anjou Villages
46 municipalities ( in the list of the municipalities in italics ) are equipped with the site-specific appellation, which, since 14 November 1991, the status of an Appellation d' Origine. These communities generally have slate floors. In addition, the vineyards are located in an ideal orientation to the sun.
There are only authorized to dry red wines of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Appellation Cabernet d' Anjou
Cabernet d' Anjou has the status of a Appellation d' Origine since May 9, 1954.