Tasting Notes 17 found

Ultra-rare, only 0.1 hectare, vines planted in 1890 on Gneiss in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols as table grapes. The vines were previously tended by local legend Raymond Trollat, who sold his vineyards to the Gonon brothers in 2005. Organic viticulture, aged in older wood on the fine lees for 11 months with regular bâtonnage. Good weight and body in spite of its light alcoholic weight (11.5% ABV), spicy honeysuckle, peach, dried pineapple, jasmin blossom, silky texture, mild bitters, minerally depth, soft but fresh acidity provides a certain elegance on the finish. At restaurant De Lage Vuursche, Lage Vuursche, NL. (1496 views)

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Light (10.5% ABV) and salty, crisp and minerally, mountain air, tart citrus and gentle bitters, good length. Lovely. At wine bar La Dilettante, Amsterdam, NL. (791 views)

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A private lunch (Restaurant Public Space, Amsterdam, NL): Crisp and fresh and lemony, with a spicy, meaty touch. (779 views)

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Bright white golden colour with green reflections; lovely nose with ripe Chasselas fruit, a hint of acacia and stone fruits, pure and well defined, harmonious and fragrant; elegant and fresh but light palate, lacks the distinction which the nose promised; decent finish. Above average, but fails to deliver on the promise of the nose. (824 views)

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Pale white golden colour with green reflections; youthful nose, fresh and dry, discretely floral and with toasty aromas; pleasant weight, light and elegantly structured, fresh and lively acidity, light prickle on the tongue, juicy and well balanced; light finish displays good resonance and length. Went well with the cheese fondue in the restaurant at hotel Gloria in Beatenberg in Switzerland. (845 views)

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Lovely Chasselas nose, almond, toast, yellow fruit and flint; good weight, delicately fleshy, tingling acidity, lovely balance and finale. Good but expensive. (599 views)

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A private lunch (Restaurant de Heeren van Harinxma *, Landgoed Lauswolt, Beetsterzwaag, NL): From a small plot of 110 year old Chasselas vines - hence "La Centenaire". Ripe fruit and spices on the nose, crisp and mineral palate, citrus and flint, tight and fresh finish, good resonance and length. (1212 views)

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A private dinner (Auberge Jean & Marie, Amsterdam, NL): Quite a lot of residual sugar, heather honey, juicy and fresh, aromatic green herbs, good length. Lacks elegance. (1445 views)

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Light and pure nose, hint of fruit, freshness, good varietal typicity, nice ripeness; lively and cheerful, dry but smooth, delicate, supple and elegant, flavours of yeast, fruit and salmiac; good length. Very pleasant. (814 views)

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Calamin is a 16ha Grand Cru on the northern shore of Lac Leman. The terraced vineyards are have clayey soils and are planted to Chasselas. Ilex was aged on the fine lees in barrique for 11 months and did not undergo malolactic fermentation. Pale white gold with a green tinge; lovely bouquet, with an attractive interplay of minerals, herbs, ripe yellow fruit and a hint of spicy oak; the palate displays the freshness (TA is 5.5gr/l) and elegance for which Calamin is renowned, relatively light weight but the fruit is ripe; on the finish the oak sticks out a bit, but this will improve with a further 1-2 years in bottle. Lovely wine, should last up to a decade. (870 views)

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A business lunch (Restaurant Sense *, Den Bosch, NL): A perennial favourite. Soft and rich but fresh, lovely stuffing of ripe fruit supported by an attractive hint of residual sugar, excellent varietal typicity, great QPR. (1541 views)

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Remarkably deep colour, greenish gold; rather neutral, simple nose, with slightly raw acidity, a hint of fruit and a saline quality; quite a full and rounded palate, frank and juicy, slightly edgy acidity, grapy, salty, relatively neutral; decent length. Expertly made, but there are limits to what Chasselas can do on the Loire. (644 views)

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A private dinner (Restaurant De Burgemeester *, Linschoten, Netherlands): Subtle, elegant bitters, candied fruit, white almond, flowers, very much alive, gentle, attractive. (1526 views)

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Quite distinctive, lactic, citrus, bitters. Unfashionable, wayward. (775 views)

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Light - too light. Nice Chasselas typicity but lacks weight of fruit and oomph, refreshing but otherwise little to it. There is a certain subtlety but on the whole this is not really convincing, particularly in view of a CHF 24.90 price tag (tax-free at Zürich Airport). I agree with Spillwine's previous note however: would be perfect with cheese fondue. (2777 views)

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