
Mary Taylor "Pascal Biotteau" Anjou Blanc 2023
This is an absolutely delicious fruit forward refreshing wine made from the Chenin Blanc grape in Loire, France. It is lovely to drink on a summer patio or to serve with fresh seafood or roasted chicken. I also really love this explanation of "terroir" from the Mary Taylor team, so I thought it would be fun to reproduce here: "The first thing you’re bound to notice when you pick up a bottle of Mary Taylor Wine is the lack of a familiar grape on the label. No Pinot Noir or Cabernet, no Chardonnay or Merlot. That’s because we, the team of lifelong wine lovers who make up the Mary Taylor company, think about wine differently than the usual brands lining the shelves of your local supermarket or big box store. To us, the name of the grape only tells part of the story of what wine is supposed to be. The missing key, which the great winemakers of Europe have known for centuries, is 'place.' When founding partner Mary Taylor first fell in love with wine in the early 1990’s, it was the European