Our awarded wines
Each year, the Estate enthusiastically takes part in the traditional wine competitions. The most reputable competitions are those made up of professionals and oenophiles who blind-taste the selected wines for their gustatory qualities alone.
In the Loire region, this means the Concours des Ligers (Loire Wine Fair). In France, we present our wines at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris, a benchmark that guarantees the excellence of artisanal know-how. And in 2022, for the first time, we entered our Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru in a major international competition. The distinction lived up to the event: a great sweet wine from Anjou was crowned the best sweet wine in the world.*
Grand Gold Medal and International Revelation in 2022 for the 2018 Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru from Domaine des Forges at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
The New-York Times
Savennières Moulin du Gué
« Another chenin blanc value from the Loire Valley: This Savennières, from sandy schist soils in the Anjou region, is richly textured, bright and succulent. Serve with richer seafood or poultry dishes. (V.O.S. Selections, New York) »
– Eric Asimov
Le Monde
Anjou Villages Les 3C
“Already rounded in its youth, this wine begins to reveal its personality through its richness and caramel notes. Its fruity flavors reflect grapes harvested at full maturity, while its spicy hints add freshness and promise a beautiful evolution, full of indulgence. The three ‘C’s’ evoke a legacy: from a grandfather to his grandchildren, Corentin and Camille.”
Le Figaro
Quarts de Chaume – GRAND CRU
“A spectacular nose of dried and candied fruits, with hints of almonds and a touch of roasted pineapple. The palate is at once creamy, light, and exceptionally long, unfolding notes of dried banana, pineapple, and stewed pears.”
The Guardian
Savennières Le Moulin du Gué
« Le Moulin du Gué (Clos des Mauriers), Savennières, Loire, France. White wines made from chenin blanc are the best for conjuring the almost overwhelmingly sweet scent of an orchard when the trees are heavy with fruit and the ground an ankle-risking obstacle course of apples in various states of decay. Chenin’s spiritual home the Loire Valley, where it’s used to make everything from grogeous honey and tarte tatin-flavoured sweet wines such as Domaine des Forges St-Aubin Coteaux du Layon 2012 to searing, Cox’s apple-like sparklers such as Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Triple Zero Montlouis-sur-Loire NV. For a dry match for an autumnal roast of pork (with or without apple sauce), however, I’d opt again for Domaine des Forges and their wonderfully tangy and taut chenin from Savennières. » – David Williams
