Pascal Janvier

Cuvée du Silex Jasnières Chenin Blanc

9.0184 ratings
9.055 pro ratings
Jasnières, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Chenin Blanc
Turkey, Vanilla & Caramel, Fruit & Berries, Exotic Spices, Salads & Greens, Pate, Potato, Tomato-Based, Chicken, Fruit Desserts, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pungent Cheese, Squash & Root Vegetables, Goat & Feta Cheese, Cheddar & Gruyere, Sweet Potato, Yuca, Taro, Baking Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Nuts & Seeds, Soft Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Shellfish, Sweet Potato
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2015 | No better way to start a new year, with Chenin Blanc! Former notes apply. Paired with halibut and a improvised ratatouille. And cheese.

Vintage 2015 | No better way to start a new year, with Chenin Blanc! Former notes apply. Paired with halibut and a improvised ratatouille. And cheese.

Jan 1st, 2023
Mark Eastom

Jasmine, honeysuckle, spice, wet wool, peach, citrus and great acid. 11.5 abv. Really pretty.

Jasmine, honeysuckle, spice, wet wool, peach, citrus and great acid. 11.5 abv. Really pretty.

Oct 27th, 2021
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2015 | Chenin Blanc that is very useful to combine with food. I drank this with 1) rillettes, 2) prunes with bacon from grill, 3) charcuterie. With the prunes it was perfection. Smell with flint, peaches and a hint of papaya, great acidity, but off dry why it combines so good with different foods. Nice to drink a wine from this small appellation with so much potential.

Vintage 2015 | Chenin Blanc that is very useful to combine with food. I drank this with 1) rillettes, 2) prunes with bacon from grill, 3) charcuterie. With the prunes it was perfection. Smell with flint, peaches and a hint of papaya, great acidity, but off dry why it combines so good with different foods. Nice to drink a wine from this small appellation with so much potential.

Jul 19th, 2020
Jonathan Wall

White spring flowers in a glass.

White spring flowers in a glass.

May 6th, 2019
Douglas Braun

This wine is so pretty with gardenia, honeydew melon beautiful fruit driven style floral passion fruit (understandable SO2 ) this is the 2017 lighter body

This wine is so pretty with gardenia, honeydew melon beautiful fruit driven style floral passion fruit (understandable SO2 ) this is the 2017 lighter body

Oct 10th, 2018
Beau Carson

Great acidity that lifts the whole wine. Absolutely gorgeous.

Great acidity that lifts the whole wine. Absolutely gorgeous.

Feb 28th, 2018
Matt

High toned, zippy, and lacy. Delicate floral and fruit aromas paired with brisk citrus notes and a cool and pleasant kiss of bitterness. Pear blossoms, honeysuckle, pineapple quince. Very primary and not much in the way of minerality but I suspect some time in bottle will let that shine. Delicious with thai flavor profiles

High toned, zippy, and lacy. Delicate floral and fruit aromas paired with brisk citrus notes and a cool and pleasant kiss of bitterness. Pear blossoms, honeysuckle, pineapple quince. Very primary and not much in the way of minerality but I suspect some time in bottle will let that shine. Delicious with thai flavor profiles

Oct 29th, 2017
Douglas Braun

Medium intensity quince, apple,melon really high acid medium bodied

Medium intensity quince, apple,melon really high acid medium bodied

Sep 10th, 2017
Meg Herring

Flint, of course, plus yellow apples, white peach, beeswax, and wild flowers. I couldn’t find RS info online but I would put this at the top end of dry, tiptoeing toward off-dry. Notably long finish here, too.

Flint, of course, plus yellow apples, white peach, beeswax, and wild flowers. I couldn’t find RS info online but I would put this at the top end of dry, tiptoeing toward off-dry. Notably long finish here, too.

1 person found it helpfulApr 12th, 2020
John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

2014 - robbed in its too youthful stage! The regular bottling is so yummy now - this one tightly wound and a little info ing at this stage - should age with grace.

2014 - robbed in its too youthful stage! The regular bottling is so yummy now - this one tightly wound and a little info ing at this stage - should age with grace.

1 person found it helpfulNov 8th, 2015