Loire's Sweet Triumph

Dessert-style wines star in recent vintages from this overlooked French region
James Molesworth
Posted: September 8, 2000

  A Passion for Chenin Blanc: Nicolas Joly makes unique and ageable whites in Savennières       Best-Value Wines from the Loire       Top-Scoring Reds from the Loire       Top-Scoring Whites from the Loire       Top-Scoring Dessert Wines from the Loire     With rainy weather diluting the quality of both the 1998 and '99 harvests in France's Loire Valley, there will be slim pickings for those who value wines from this underappreciated region.

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