2001 Chappellet Chenin Blanc Dry

Community Tasting Note

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Sunday, March 21, 2004 - Setting: Study Group / Loire
Appearance: bright, medium intensity gold core with green flecks, very slight rim
Nose: medium+ intensity, smoky, cedar, copper-mineral notes, honeyed, some alcohol heat
Palate: dry-off dry, mineral, riverstones, toasted oak, citrus-lemon notes, average acidity, higher alcohol, obvious oak treatment giving slight tannins to this white wine, rounded medium-full body with a medium-long finish, ok fruit component and ok balance
Comments: 14.7%, $21, the ringer! ok for another 2-3 years, commercial+ quality, my notes from tasting blind: needs food, new world-higher oak, hard to tell if not a Cali Chard with oak or a Fume Blanc - finally got 1 right (sort of)!

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