Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with minerals, orange peel and crushed shells. Medium bodied. Slight sweetness. Lots of minerality with some salinity. Good acidity. Long finish. Drinking quite well now. Nice on its own and will work with lighter salads. Drink over the next five to eight years.
Great showing for this. Silvery gold in color. The nose is great with slight orange peel and quince. Nice minerality. On the palate this has a great texture. Slightly oily texture. Notes of oranges and minerals. Great acidity. This kept improving in the glass. Long finish. Very food friendly. This wine retails for under $30 and is great now but should hold and maybe improved for a while. This is made from Chenin Blanc which ages better than most people think.
Chidaine is a favorite Loire producer of ours. Excellent wines for not crazy money. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is great with chalk/minerals along with pears and lemon rind. Medium bodied. Nice acidity. Great texture. On the palate, minerality with pears. Long finish. This is nice on its own and even better with food. This would be great with a goat cheese and roasted beet salad. Drink over the next eight to twelve years.
This bottle was quite good. There are some reports about the prematurely oxidizing or at least ageing quickly but this was the first time trying this vintage. It is quite a deep golden color but that is not unheard of for Chenin. The nose is very nice with aromas of pears, orange peel, slight copper note and a bit of honey. Full bodied and slightly viscous. Also slightly oily in texture. Lots of great minerality with some background orange and pear. Long finish. This has a slight perception of being sweet but it seems dry. Good acidity. This worked great with some hummus and also
This wine has a reputation of being a bit oxidized and advanced in 2014. This bottle was a bit advanced but it was also spot on drinking right now. Medium golden in color. The nose has anjou pears along with minerals and a salinty which is very nice. This has a slightly oily texture. The pears continue and if this has any oxidation, it is quite small. There is good acidity. Nice finish. Enjoyed with a Ginger Parsnip Pear soup, this was a perfect match with a nice synergy. It might not make old bones, but it is drinking quite well right now.
Wow. Great showing for this. And, as good as it was on opening, it was even better with a few hours of air! Golden yellow in color, clear and bright. The nose has honey, salinity, and crushed shells. Full bodied. Slightly sweet with some Botrytis. On the palate, orange rind, minerality, with good acidity. A bit of almonds on the finish. This is complex and deep. Drinking well with a couple hours of air, this should improve over the next ten years. It should easily go three more decades. Just a stunning wine. It will work with more savory dessert such as a polenta cake but is qu
