Chenin Blanc Flashcards
Anjou ‘La Varenne du Poirier’, Domaine Les Grandes Vignes
Biodynamic Viticulture
White flowers, lemon peel and green apple
Crisp acidity
QUARTS
Sourced from a 3.08-hectare plot, the citrus-colored 2019 Anjou Sec Quarts opens with a deep and intense yet pure, refined and elegant, noble and aromatic bouquet of
perfectly ripe and concentrated stone fruits, lemons, grapefruits, and salinity. long, tight and intense finish
Savennières Sec ‘Jalousie’, Domaine du Close
Produced from younger vines
Floral & citrus notes with excellent acidity and minerality
Savennières ‘Les Vieux Clos’, Famille Joly
Biodynamic Viticulture, small yields
Great Aromatics. Notes of ginger and candied pear with an accent of salinity.
Savennières ‘Clos de la Hutte’, Thibaud Boudignon
Intensely aromatic, clean and vibrant. 15% new oak
Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Baumard
Intensely floral, with ripe citrus, pear and other orchard fruits
Saumur Blanc ‘Clos de Carmes Breze’, Domaine Guiberteau
Domaine Guiberteau has become one of the most sought after domaines in Saumur.
9.4 hectares
Acidic & energetic, mineral driven.
Vouvray Sec ‘La Dilettante’, Catherine et Pierre Breton
Complex, made from old vines….
grapefruit, green apple, and herbs
Montlouis-sur-Loire Sec ‘A la Source’, Damien Moyer
The Moyer family has been producing wine in Montlouis since 1850
Medium-bodied, with wonderful texture and has aromas of stone fruits and a touch of almond
‘Two Creeks Farm’, Gail Wines (Sonoma Valley, California)
Organically farmed
bright, juicy wines with lemony streak. Great natural acidity in a loire valley style
‘Mt. Pajaro Vineyard’, Rhys (Santa Cruz Mountains, California)
Lots of flinty minerality and tart citrus to go with a concentrated medium to full-bodied palate.
Disdit’, Anysbos (Bot River, South Africa)
white blossom, light spice and summery yellow stone fruit.
Fresh & firm
Anjou ‘Les Quarts’, Domaine Belargus
Quarts is a south-facing lieu-dit of Quarts de Chaume.
Organic biodynamic viticulture
3.08-hectare plot,
ripe and concentrated stone fruits, lemons, grapefruits, salts and crystalline rocks. full-bodied, intense, . This is reduced power paired with finesse and elegance.
Milton Te arai
Biodynamic
Millton’s wines are all single vineyard, single-varietal wines.
With aromas of mango, tropical fruit, lime and green apple there is a mouth watering acidity complimented with a softening sweetness.