The Chaîne des Puys is a chain of extinct volcanes located in the Auvergne, here with the Puy de Pariou in the foreground and Puy de Dôme in the background.
Are you looking for Loire wines with a difference? Whites beyond Sauvignon Blanc, or Gamays with real character? Do you want to surprise wine-loving friends with a wine they’ve never tried?
Then look no further than the ‘Loire Volcanique’.
The area referred to as the Loire Volcanique covers four appellations, situated upstream towards the source of the Loire river. In fact, the area is only 70km directly west of Beaujolais and the top of the northern Rhône.
The appellations are Côte Roannaise and Côtes du Forez on the upper Loire itself; St-Pourçain, and Côtes d’Auvergne on the tributary of the Allier; as well as the associated IGPs Val de Loire, Puy-de-Dôme and Urfé.
After many decades in the doldrums, this picturesque region is now making some of the most interesting and exciting wines in the Loire.
Scroll down for notes and scores for 15 great Loire Volcanique wines to…
Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/loire-volcanique-the-renaissance-bubbling-upstream-551121/
