Sweet aromas; Lillet, acacia honey, jasmine, lilac, kettle corn. Smells like summer night. Textural with nice mineral interplay, just a bit more structure would go a long way. Gets increasingly floral and pretty over several days.
Sweet aromas; Lillet, acacia honey, jasmine, lilac, kettle corn. Smells like summer night. Textural with nice mineral interplay, just a bit more structure would go a long way. Gets increasingly floral and pretty over several days.
Jan 20th, 2023
This wine is the 2021 Clau de Nell Chenin Blanc Anjou AOC, made from hand-harvested, low-yielding and biodynamically-farmed Chenin Blanc (yielding only 40 hL/ha) that was gently pressed and underwent a wild yeast fermentation in used Burgundian oak barrels. 🪵
After fermentation, this wine spent 6 months in stainless steel, before it rested for 12 months in used Burgundian oak, deep in the estate’s limestone cellars carved out of the famous tuffeau subsoils of Anjou.
The result is a 👁️ medium gold wine with 👃🏻 pronounced and concentrated aromas and flavors of ripe yellow apple, pear, quince, orange pith, chamomile, acacia, fennel, wet slate, cream, walnut, and honey. The 👄 palate is rich and mouth-coating, balanced by brightness and lift thanks to its high acidity and medium alcohol (13% ABV). Its flavor notes linger on and on. 👌🏻👌🏻
This wine is the 2021 Clau de Nell Chenin Blanc Anjou AOC, made from hand-harvested, low-yielding and biodynamically-farmed Chenin Blanc (yielding only 40 hL/ha) that was gently pressed and underwent a wild yeast fermentation in used Burgundian oak barrels. 🪵
After fermentation, this wine spent 6 months in stainless steel, before it rested for 12 months in used Burgundian oak, deep in the estate’s limestone cellars carved out of the famous tuffeau subsoils of Anjou.
The result is a 👁️ medium gold wine with 👃🏻 pronounced and concentrated aromas and flavors of ripe yellow apple, pear, quince, orange pith, chamomile, acacia, fennel, wet slate, cream, walnut, and honey. The 👄 palate is rich and mouth-coating, balanced by brightness and lift thanks to its high acidity and medium alcohol (13% ABV). Its flavor notes linger on and on. 👌🏻👌🏻
Apr 16th, 2024
Very nice Chenin. Lemon, minerality, excellent full body and mouthfeel. Surprisingly good pairing with a great meal at Indian Accent, good rec by the somm.
Very nice Chenin. Lemon, minerality, excellent full body and mouthfeel. Surprisingly good pairing with a great meal at Indian Accent, good rec by the somm.
Jan 14th, 2023
Highlight from Clau du Nell trade tasting, characterful Chenin that doesn’t give it all say at once. A little reserved in the most alluring way.
Highlight from Clau du Nell trade tasting, characterful Chenin that doesn’t give it all say at once. A little reserved in the most alluring way.
Nov 5th, 2018
Loire Valley, France
