Pascal Janvier Coteaux du Loir 2019

This somewhat under-the-radar appellation features Sauvignon’s softer-spoken cousin, Chenin Blanc. More subtle in its fruit expression, it shares the zingy minerality. Chenin is, of course, a champion of off-dry and sweet wines, but Pascal Janvier’s bone-dry version is another perfect expression of the variety.

This is Chenin Blanc at its most restrained and stony incarceration. One cool sip gets the juices flowing.