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Philippe Delesvaux, Coteaux du Layon Anthologie, 1997 (500ml)

Red Wine from Loire, France
by Philippe Delesvaux
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The companion bottle. Philippe Delesvaux produced his Anthologie cuvée only four times across forty years — 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2010 — each requiring the kind of full, perfect botrytis that only the rarest Layon vintages allow. 1997 is the third of those three consecutive miracle vintages that made his reputation, fully botrytized Chenin Blanc with extraordinary sugar concentration, bottled in 500ml for the cellar. Twenty-eight years on, this is in the same museum-piece register as the 1996 sibling but with its own signature — slightly more open, the candied citrus more orange than tangerine, the honey leaning toward acacia, and the structural acidity still vibrant under all that opulence. A finish-of-the-meal wine, or one to lay down further. They simply don't make these anymore.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    1997

  • Size

    500ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Sweet

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Foie gras with toasted brioche, Roquefort or Stilton, or just on its own with a quiet hour. Also lovely with apricot tart, crème brûlée, or aged cheddars.

Tasting Profile

Candied orange, honey, apricot jam, dried fig, and beeswax with hints of saffron and toasted almond. Generously sweet, lifted by vibrant Chenin acidity and chalky Layon minerality. Long, harmonious, fully resolved.

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