Paumanok Chenin Blanc 2007

The nose is complex and expressive, showing a fruit salad mélange of grapefruit, mango, pear, melon and orange blossom.

A medium-bodied palate starts off fresh and clean with melon, grapefruit and mineral flavors, but as the wine crosses over into the mid-palate, the flavors change a bit, becoming richer with pineapple and honey overtones. That honeyed fruit character carries through to the finish, which is long and delicious.

The texture of this wine is faintly oily but it remains lively and clean because there’s plenty of balancing acidity.

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• north fork of long island
• long island
• paumanok
• chenin blanc

October 2008

Tasted at the winery (along with a delicious fermenting tank sample). Wine shows citrus and tropical fruit flavors with a nice funk on the finish. Crisp and refreshing acidity.

October 2008

The nose is complex and expressive, showing a fruit salad mélange of grapefruit, mango, pear, melon and orange blossom.A medium-bodied palate starts off fresh and clean with melon, grapefruit and mineral flavors, but as the wine crosses over into the mid-palate, the flavors change a bit, becoming richer with pineapple and honey overtones. That honeyed fruit character carries through to the finish, which is long and delicious.The texture of this wine is faintly oily but it remains lively and clean because there’s plenty of balancing acidity. In France, Chenin Blanc has shown the ability read more...to age beautifully, and I think this one might be long-lived too. It will be interesting to see how the Stelvin closure will affect that over time.    (hide)

November 2008

A fresh, dry, unoaked Chenin Blanc that shows grapefruit, pineapple, melon, apple and guava. It makes an excellent companion to various white meat fish dishes, and especially shellfish.

Founded in 1983, Paumanok has emerged as one of the bst wineries on the North Shore of Long Island. A fresh, racy, dry and clean Chenin that is redolent of grapefruit and pineapple, with more subtle notes of melon, apple and guava. It makes an excellent companion to various white meat fish dishes, and especially shellfish.

Pink grapefruit dominates. A very simple, clean and pure wine. Clearly a great pair with oysters or any seafood. Very racy, crisp, with a long mineral finish.

(I also tasted the still fermenting 2008 Chenin while i was at the winery - very nice, still has that pink grapefruit character and promises to be good).

• Tags:
• Rosé
• Grapefruit
• Racy
• Clean

October 2008