Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is an important white grape variety planted in the Anjou-Saumur and Touraine regions of the Loire Valley. In Australia it is popular in Western Australia especially within the Swan Valley and Peel regions near Perth. Where they produce beautiful floral, tropical aromas, that are designed to drink young and fresh.

Its home in France is the Loire, where outstanding dry, sweet and sparkling wines are produced. The famous wines of Vouvray, Savenniéres, Samour and Coteaux du Layon are all made from Chenin Blanc. The best Loire Chenin Blancs have concentrated rich, honeyed fruit, together with refreshingly vibrant acidity.

Called Steen in South Africa, it is the most widely planted variety. The best examples come from Stellenbosch where it can also be oak aged to create a full bodied style. The best producers keep their yields down, producing impressive wines. Chenin Blanc is also used as a cheap blending option with Chardonnay, Colombard, and Muscat.

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DOMAINE HUET CLOS DE BOURG MOELLEUX 1ER TRIE VOUVRAY 2006, 750ml (Bottle)

This is a tad more closed and reticent than the Le Mont Premier Trie at the present time, but it may well be every bit as good as that magical wine. 2018-2080.
In any event, the Clos du Bourg Premier Trie offers up a magical bouquet of pink grapefruit, honeycomb, apples, utterly refined and complex soil tones, orange peel and a complex floral topnote that recalls both apple blossoms and bee pollen.
On the palate the wine is deep, pure, complex and full-bodied, with a beautiful core of fruit, great focus and cut, bright acids and outstanding length and grip on the supremely elegant finish.

DOMAINE PICHOT VOUVRAY SEC 'COTEAU DE LA BICHE' 2009, 750ml (Bottle)

2009 is a classic vintage for dry Vouvray yielding wines of perfume, fnesse and lip-smacking freshness.
Aromas of pear, candied fruit and spice.
Hints of honey and that distnctve chalkiness that is so typical of great Vouvray. Fine, brilliantly focused favours with exceptonal texture and length.