This weekend's flight:
CHENIN BLANC BLIND TASTING
Flight of 4 wines: $20 tasting
Thursday ONLY 5-7:30pm (We are closed FRI eve for a private event)
AND Saturday 1-7:30pm
FRANCE vs. SOUTH AFRICA... CHENIN!
Can you decipher which is which? Here is the wine lineup and some tasting notes, so this is easy right? We are even going to tell you the producers.
Your wine challenge, should you choose to accept it, is simply to determine which wines are in your glass! Choose correctly and get an extra flight pour of your favorite in the flight.
Domaine Huet Vouvray "Sec Le Haut Lieu" 2019 - $42
Château Soucherie Savennières "Clos de Perrières" 2016 - $39
Quinta Essentia Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2017 - $47
Beaumont Family Wines Chenin Blanc 2020 - $25
Flight of 4 - $20
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HERE ARE YOUR HINTS:
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
- pear, yellow apple, honeysuckle, beeswax, mineral-driven
- can be sparkling, dry, semi-dry or sweet in style
- flint & limestone soils; cool climate insures good acidity, which is balanced by the distinctly fruity character of the Chenin Blanc, and the mineral qualities imparted by the soil
- probably the most famous producer in the appellation
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
- herbs, grapefruit, dry white peach, apricot, gun flint, lemon, lime
- shale, stone, sand, volcanic rock soils
- 9 mo. in 500L casks and 4 months on the lees before bottling; more weighted on the palate and slightly bitter finish
- one of the prettiest properties in the area
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
- tropical fruit, lechee, wood, baking spices, roasted nuts, brioche, honey
- sandstone and granite soils; bush vines (head-trained)
- fruit comes from 4 different old vine vineyard sites
- a collaberation of two well-established wineries
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
- honeydew melon, stone fruit, much higher acidity compared to the others in the flight
- gravel and shale soils; pears and almonds also grown on the property
- home to the region's oldest wine cellar
