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Champalou Vouvray le Portail 2005

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Champalou Vouvray le Portail (2005)

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Winery:
E.A.R.L. Champalou
Varietal:
Chenin Blanc
Region:
France > Loire Valley > Touraine > Vouvray
Type:
White Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2011
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User Tags:  pear, vourvray, pome, delicious, dried, herbaceous, consistent, acidic, easy drinking, red 


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Chenin Blanc is one of the world's least-known and appreciated great white wine grapes. Originally from France's Loire Valley, Chenin Blanc has spread around the globe and is used for virtually all styles of white wine, from crisp and lean to rich, round full table wines, sparkling wines, and some of the most decadent dessert wines made. Classic descriptors for the flavors of Chenin Blanc include peach, honey, lanolin, marzipan, and quince jelly though the dry style from South Africa, where the wines are known as Steen, often exhibits more tropical fruit notes that recall pineapple and guava.

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Snooth User: steve1000
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This dry Vourvray (Chenin Blanc) from Champalou is quite consistently delicious, but the 2005 is a step above that. It's not a wine that knocks you over the head--but give it a few minutes and it will win you over with it's ripe pear fruit, excellent acid-balance and a remarkably graceful texture. Easy to drink by itself, a real crowd-pleaser, and nice weight for a wine of this type. If your wine philosophy is "RED ONLY--BIGGER THE BETTER" this wine can start your healing.


April 2009

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