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Wild, bracing, cerebral. Every glass was a different wine. Seemingly over-mature at first, then a complete about-face by the end if the bottle. Fresh and dried fruit, honey, woolly, stony, crushed flowers, salt, tea leaves, sweet spice.
Wild, bracing, cerebral. Every glass was a different wine. Seemingly over-mature at first, then a complete about-face by the end if the bottle. Fresh and dried fruit, honey, woolly, stony, crushed flowers, salt, tea leaves, sweet spice.
Much more subtle than I anticipated & compared to Chidaine, Huet,etc. Probably a bit closed & can use a decant at this stage. All kinds of pulverized shells & a low key minerality, long & lean in terms of texture. No wool or wax here. White flowers, Asian pear, & I want to say raw yellow zucchini ( though I may regret that). All kinds of complexity to taste. A ‘contemplative’ rather than a race horse wine-& hope my homeboy will hang onto his others so we can taste what age will do. Opened during an exhilarating Knicks win.
Much more subtle than I anticipated & compared to Chidaine, Huet,etc. Probably a bit closed & can use a decant at this stage. All kinds of pulverized shells & a low key minerality, long & lean in terms of texture. No wool or wax here. White flowers, Asian pear, & I want to say raw yellow zucchini ( though I may regret that). All kinds of complexity to taste. A ‘contemplative’ rather than a race horse wine-& hope my homeboy will hang onto his others so we can taste what age will do. Opened during an exhilarating Knicks win.
Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
9.2
I'm going to admit to you that I'm not a great lover of Chenin Blanc. I'm not sure why. Maybe I don't have enough somm certificates; maybe I'm not hip enough; or maybe I'm just an idiot? That being said, this is a fantastic bottle of wine that's zippy, rich, elusive, and obvious all at the same time.
I'm going to admit to you that I'm not a great lover of Chenin Blanc. I'm not sure why. Maybe I don't have enough somm certificates; maybe I'm not hip enough; or maybe I'm just an idiot? That being said, this is a fantastic bottle of wine that's zippy, rich, elusive, and obvious all at the same time.
Saumur, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, France
