Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Lemon oils and spring flowers combine with white peach as the 2023 Chenin opens in the glass. This is a beautifully balanced effort, with crisp orchard fruits, sour melon and crunchy mineral tones complemented by candied citrus. It finishes remarkably clean yet with admirable length. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, August 2024)
Lemon oils and spring flowers combine with white peach as the 2023 Chenin opens in the glass. This is a beautifully balanced effort, with crisp orchard fruits, sour melon and crunchy mineral tones complemented by candied citrus. It finishes remarkably clean yet with admirable length. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, August 2024)
Aug 23rd, 2024
Tad bit sweet but nice.
Tad bit sweet but nice.
Aug 5th, 2024Clear brilliant sunlit yellow, easy on the eyes. Ripe Anjou pear and sour apple candy. The rind of a ripe honeydew; honeycomb, wax and all. Gravel wet with snow melt. Palate is marzapan and lemon meringue. Surprisingly rich at 11%
Clear brilliant sunlit yellow, easy on the eyes. Ripe Anjou pear and sour apple candy. The rind of a ripe honeydew; honeycomb, wax and all. Gravel wet with snow melt. Palate is marzapan and lemon meringue. Surprisingly rich at 11%
3 people found it helpfulSep 27th, 2017Grew on me immensely with food. Missing that trademark Loire acidity but lovely smells and flavors - white flowers, honeydew, white pear!
Grew on me immensely with food. Missing that trademark Loire acidity but lovely smells and flavors - white flowers, honeydew, white pear!
2 people found it helpfulSep 26th, 2018
Served it at pizza night as a beautiful introduction for our customers to natural wine. Nice quite enough acid to cut through the cheesiness or a cream sauce pizza but incredible before dinner! A whisper of effervescence and made me say "yum!"
Served it at pizza night as a beautiful introduction for our customers to natural wine. Nice quite enough acid to cut through the cheesiness or a cream sauce pizza but incredible before dinner! A whisper of effervescence and made me say "yum!"
2 people found it helpfulAug 7th, 2017
Strange... somewhat tasteless, I can’t quite understand this...
Strange... somewhat tasteless, I can’t quite understand this...
1 person found it helpfulJun 30th, 2019
Serious Chenin! Getting towards the full bodied end of the spectrum. Curious if there’s any RS at 11.9% alc. Honeyed lemon and pear on the palate, which is very slightly waxy. Want to lay a couple of these down.
Serious Chenin! Getting towards the full bodied end of the spectrum. Curious if there’s any RS at 11.9% alc. Honeyed lemon and pear on the palate, which is very slightly waxy. Want to lay a couple of these down.
1 person found it helpfulNov 24th, 2017
Good, not great. Melon and gravel but falls a little flat at the finish. A touch more acidity would make it great
Good, not great. Melon and gravel but falls a little flat at the finish. A touch more acidity would make it great
Dec 14th, 2025
From White Horse Wine and Spirits. Apples, lemons, vanilla, nutmeg.
From White Horse Wine and Spirits. Apples, lemons, vanilla, nutmeg.
Nov 21st, 2025
