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📍 Anjou-Saumur

Wine region ✔ Checked: 10.2026 · sources: 5 Updated:

Schist and tuffeau with Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc and rosés.

Anjou-Saumur is a historic wine area in the Loire Valley in France, around the cities of Angers and Saumur. There are two main types of soil here. In Anjou dark schist dominates, which is why the area is called Black Anjou. In Saumur pale tuffeau limestone dominates, and this part is called White Anjou.

The main grapes are Chenin Blanc for whites and Cabernet Franc for reds and rosés. White wines can be dry, sweet or sparkling. Savennières gives austere dry whites, Coteaux du Layon sweet ones. Cabernet Franc makes red wines such as Saumur-Champigny, and also rosés: Rosé d'Anjou and Cabernet d'Anjou. Sparkling wines made by the classic method are also known.

Anjou-Saumur is part of the Loire Valley. It includes dozens of appellations: Anjou, Anjou Villages, Anjou-Brissac, Bonnezeaux, Quarts de Chaume, Coteaux de Saumur, Coteaux de l'Aubance and others. The area is known for variety and relatively fair prices. The wines combine well with fish, poultry and goat cheese.

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Part of
📍 Loire Valley
Appellations
France: 📜 Saumur, 📜 Anjou, 📜 Bonnezeaux, 📜 Cabernet d'Anjou, 📜 Coteaux du Layon, 📜 Coulée de Serrant, 📜 Quarts de Chaume, 📜 Rosé d'Anjou, 📜 Saumur-Champigny, 📜 Savennières
and 7 more📜 Anjou Villages, 📜 Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire, 📜 Anjou Brissac, 📜 Cabernet de Saumur, 📜 Coteaux de Saumur, 📜 Coteaux de l'Aubance, 📜 Savennières Roche aux Moines
Grapes
🍇 Chenin Blanc, 🍇 Cabernet Franc

Frequently asked questions

What is Anjou-Saumur?

A historic area in the Loire Valley around Angers and Saumur, growing Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc.

Which soils dominate?

Dark schist in Anjou and pale tuffeau limestone in Saumur.

What wines are made there?

Whites (dry, sweet, sparkling), reds and rosés.

What to read next

  • 📜 Rosé d'Anjou — A soft, semi-sweet rosé from Anjou.
  • 🍇 Chenin Blanc — A white grape from the Loire Valley; it makes dry, sweet and sparkling wines and is widely grown in South Africa.
  • 📜 Bonnezeaux — A sweet white wine from Chenin Blanc from the slopes of the Layon Valley in Anjou.
  • 📜 Coulée de Serrant — A single vineyard in Savennières making white wine from Chenin Blanc.
  • 📜 Quarts de Chaume — The finest sweet Chenin Blanc wines of the Layon Valley, the Loire's first grand cru.

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