Pure and unadulterated.
Decanter got it right, “best in show” like the title pooch at Westminster. It drinks so precious you might feel a Faberge egg is being scrambled. Striking on first taste, a short tropical note of coconut, some serious acidity, grapefruit pith, and a finish, extremely restrained, of melon. Jackie O in a sweater set and pearls.
Chenin Blanc, in our view, is to die for. My desert island white. And no doubt this is a pinnacle of the Loire. But it does drink just a tad, how can I put it? Elegant. Sort of like arriving at a restaurant that requires a jacket and having to wear a club loaner; think Michael Bluth double dating at the country club in the size 44 large suit jacket.
Price: The best part of $50 at BC Liquor
Market Liquidity: Art house treasure (but, still, it’s art house).
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