2022 Thierry Germain Cep by Cep Coteaux Du Layon

The 2022 Cep by Cep Coteaux du Layon is Thierry Germain’s low-key, no-fuss take on sweet Chenin – late-picked, gently botrytised fruit, handled with care and kept super fresh. It’s from organic vines on schist soils, picked when the fruit’s got that golden, honeyed thing going on but still plenty of acid to hold it all together.

This isn’t rich and syrupy – it’s light on its feet, with just enough sweetness to work with dessert or cheese, but enough zing to keep you going back for another sip. Think ripe stone fruit, citrus peel, maybe a bit of ginger – but the best part is how clean and balanced it feels from start to finish.

Chill it down and pair it with blue cheese, fruit tart, or nothing at all – it’s just a lovely, gently sweet Chenin that gets the balance right without trying too hard.