Château des Vaults, La Jalousie 2005 Savennières,
We tried this white (made from Chenin Blanc) at the spring tasting in 2007 and it was a bit closed although it gave all the hints of what was to come. Tried it again with dinner tonight and it was truly delicious! A lot more open on the nose and the palate is big and round showing the exact same as the nose: honey, nectar and ripe stone fruit with a touch of smoke (no oak involved in this one though). This is what age does to some wines and sometimes 6-9 months is enough. However, I think it will develop for yet some years to come; it’s so much more charming now then it was a year ago yet it still promises more…
Waitrose stocks it for £9.99
3 comments:
We tasted quite a bit of the Chenin Blanc ranges in our trip to Cape town recently.
I recommend the Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc 2007 Stellenbosch.
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Spot on Ian - South Africa is producing some stunning Chenins! Maybe we should do a tasting of some soon??
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