Chenin Blanc Flashcards

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Anjou ‘La Varenne du Poirier’, Domaine Les Grandes Vignes

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Biodynamic Viticulture
White flowers, lemon peel and green apple
Crisp acidity

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QUARTS

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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

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Savennières Sec ‘Jalousie’, Domaine du Close

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Produced from younger vines
Floral & citrus notes with excellent acidity and minerality

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Savennières ‘Les Vieux Clos’, Famille Joly

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Biodynamic Viticulture, small yields

Great Aromatics. Notes of ginger and candied pear with an accent of salinity.

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Savennières ‘Clos de la Hutte’, Thibaud Boudignon

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Intensely aromatic, clean and vibrant. 15% new oak

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Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Baumard

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Intensely floral, with ripe citrus, pear and other orchard fruits

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Saumur Blanc ‘Clos de Carmes Breze’, Domaine Guiberteau

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Domaine Guiberteau has become one of the most sought after domaines in Saumur.
9.4 hectares

Acidic & energetic, mineral driven.

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Vouvray Sec ‘La Dilettante’, Catherine et Pierre Breton

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Complex, made from old vines….

grapefruit, green apple, and herbs

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Montlouis-sur-Loire Sec ‘A la Source’, Damien Moyer

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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

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‘Two Creeks Farm’, Gail Wines (Sonoma Valley, California)

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Organically farmed

bright, juicy wines with lemony streak. Great natural acidity in a loire valley style

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‘Mt. Pajaro Vineyard’, Rhys (Santa Cruz Mountains, California)

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Lots of flinty minerality and tart citrus to go with a concentrated medium to full-bodied palate.

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Disdit’, Anysbos (Bot River, South Africa)

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white blossom, light spice and summery yellow stone fruit.
Fresh & firm

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Anjou ‘Les Quarts’, Domaine Belargus

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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.

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Milton Te arai

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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.

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