It’s interesting to compare to Huet, though didn’t have them side by side. Chidaine kind of inhabits the mouth & palate, as if taking up residence: it’s so full & voluptuous.vibrating golden rod color, sunflowers. Waxy white & yellow stone fruits, with echoes of minerality. The fruit is dominant in its favor, I believe, but the half life could be so long can imagine a glorious tertiary & mineral future. I just can’t keep my paws off them long enough.
It’s interesting to compare to Huet, though didn’t have them side by side. Chidaine kind of inhabits the mouth & palate, as if taking up residence: it’s so full & voluptuous.vibrating golden rod color, sunflowers. Waxy white & yellow stone fruits, with echoes of minerality. The fruit is dominant in its favor, I believe, but the half life could be so long can imagine a glorious tertiary & mineral future. I just can’t keep my paws off them long enough.
Oct 17th, 2023
This one was much softer and less complex but very drinkable.
This one was much softer and less complex but very drinkable.
Feb 21st, 2022The 5 years of age have either barely made a dent, or this is drinking beautifully now ( or both): start with the thick yet smooth mouthfeel-if Chenin is sometimes described as cotton wool, this is more like cashmere-& also enough acidity to keep it refreshing. Layers of Chenin style fruit: Granny Smith apple, white flowers, Acadia honey. Just a rock star wine, plays brash compared to Huet’s stateliness. And for about 10$ less, a relative steal..
The 5 years of age have either barely made a dent, or this is drinking beautifully now ( or both): start with the thick yet smooth mouthfeel-if Chenin is sometimes described as cotton wool, this is more like cashmere-& also enough acidity to keep it refreshing. Layers of Chenin style fruit: Granny Smith apple, white flowers, Acadia honey. Just a rock star wine, plays brash compared to Huet’s stateliness. And for about 10$ less, a relative steal..
Jan 19th, 2022Really elegant though a touch young still. Glad I have one more. Wait a few years on this Sec
Really elegant though a touch young still. Glad I have one more. Wait a few years on this Sec
Dec 2nd, 2021
Leesy. Melons. Tad dilute.
Leesy. Melons. Tad dilute.
Jul 18th, 2021Beautifully textured, almost oily like Viognier but not; Green apples & skins on the nose; deep, deep minerality & that Chenin Blanc cotton thing on the palate. Just a super bottle of wine. Plus the bottle is built like a tank.
Beautifully textured, almost oily like Viognier but not; Green apples & skins on the nose; deep, deep minerality & that Chenin Blanc cotton thing on the palate. Just a super bottle of wine. Plus the bottle is built like a tank.
Mar 29th, 2021
What a beautiful wine.
It’s voluptuous, suave, rich. With notes of juicy fruits like a vine peach, could feel apricots not too far but also feel like biting in a very ripped pear, but then very quicly it gets precise, straight and almost crisp with very nice bitters and acidity. Although very different, that’s something I find also in good trocken rieslings.
Great wines are about balance and that is all this is about!
What a beautiful wine.
It’s voluptuous, suave, rich. With notes of juicy fruits like a vine peach, could feel apricots not too far but also feel like biting in a very ripped pear, but then very quicly it gets precise, straight and almost crisp with very nice bitters and acidity. Although very different, that’s something I find also in good trocken rieslings.
Great wines are about balance and that is all this is about!
Apr 17th, 2020
Ultra-classic Loire Chenin. Bruised Macintosh apples dipped in honey—perfect for Rosh Hashanah dinner. Waxy, chamomile, hay. Viscous but dry. Mouthwatering acidity and minerality.
Ultra-classic Loire Chenin. Bruised Macintosh apples dipped in honey—perfect for Rosh Hashanah dinner. Waxy, chamomile, hay. Viscous but dry. Mouthwatering acidity and minerality.
Sep 30th, 2019
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Mar 30th, 2019
Terrific value Chenin Blanc. Crisp pear, citrus, hay and honey. Dry with excellent acidity. So versatile- I had it with razor clams, branzino with anchovies and pasta with a light Ragu and it was a home run with each. Very versatile.
Terrific value Chenin Blanc. Crisp pear, citrus, hay and honey. Dry with excellent acidity. So versatile- I had it with razor clams, branzino with anchovies and pasta with a light Ragu and it was a home run with each. Very versatile.
Feb 10th, 2019
Vouvray, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
