Flâneur Wines
La Belle Promenade Chardonnay
Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Great brand concept, go walk your turtle and take in the scene today... when in Paris... Anywho, new era Chard from Oregon, primo stuff. Pale yellow white, excellent clarity. Orchard fruit and citrus notes in nose with slight funk and nuttiness, call it grapefruit rind and lemon with green apple and maybe cantaloupe. In the mouth, orange, lemon, melons and walnut (without the walnut skin tannins), slightly tart, citric and malic finish with slight skin astringency. Whole cluster press, native yeast, 17 months in 60% new French oak. 123 cases made. Good complexity but no discernible lees creaminess.
Great brand concept, go walk your turtle and take in the scene today... when in Paris... Anywho, new era Chard from Oregon, primo stuff. Pale yellow white, excellent clarity. Orchard fruit and citrus notes in nose with slight funk and nuttiness, call it grapefruit rind and lemon with green apple and maybe cantaloupe. In the mouth, orange, lemon, melons and walnut (without the walnut skin tannins), slightly tart, citric and malic finish with slight skin astringency. Whole cluster press, native yeast, 17 months in 60% new French oak. 123 cases made. Good complexity but no discernible lees creaminess.
Nov 25th, 2019
Just a lovely Chardonnay from winemaker Grant Coulter and Flâneur!
Just a lovely Chardonnay from winemaker Grant Coulter and Flâneur!
Sep 11th, 2021Terrific Chardonnay. Nice nose, full body, lots of apples and pears.
Terrific Chardonnay. Nice nose, full body, lots of apples and pears.
Aug 10th, 2021
Pale clear yellow. Nose of lemon pear with a nice crispness on the palate. Very burgundy like on the way down with a great combination of lemon, pear, melon and great mineral. Love this wine
Pale clear yellow. Nose of lemon pear with a nice crispness on the palate. Very burgundy like on the way down with a great combination of lemon, pear, melon and great mineral. Love this wine
Feb 14th, 2021
Lemon peel, bruised apples, marzipan, a beautiful touch of funk, and a perfect touch of butter. Medium-bodied, creamy, acid-driven, with an awesome, Flaneur of a finish (I’m here all day for bad puns). Hell yes.
Lemon peel, bruised apples, marzipan, a beautiful touch of funk, and a perfect touch of butter. Medium-bodied, creamy, acid-driven, with an awesome, Flaneur of a finish (I’m here all day for bad puns). Hell yes.
Feb 13th, 2021
Excellent example of Oregon Pinot Noir. Moderate body, dry, some acidity. Raspberries, strawberries.
Excellent example of Oregon Pinot Noir. Moderate body, dry, some acidity. Raspberries, strawberries.
Feb 6th, 2021New vintage, just got it a couple of days ago. Oak and butter on nose. Medium body, dryish, bit of citrus acidity. Green apple, pears, and some lemon zest.
New vintage, just got it a couple of days ago. Oak and butter on nose. Medium body, dryish, bit of citrus acidity. Green apple, pears, and some lemon zest.
Apr 26th, 2020Led off virtual tasting with winemaker Grant Coulter with this wine, switched to Pinot Noir, then finished the night with this and Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb”.
Led off virtual tasting with winemaker Grant Coulter with this wine, switched to Pinot Noir, then finished the night with this and Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb”.
Apr 20th, 2020