Fierce acidity, nice combination of oxidative and fleeting reduction notes. Nose has nice balance of tart and stalky elements. Palate is driven overwhelmingly by tart green apple, obliterating what promises to be more intriguing tastes underneath. Maybe a few years would mellow this out — Gigou wines can have a preternatural durability. For now: Score: 88. Relative to expectations: 0.
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Hard to imagine that an entry-level Chenin can provide so much character and complex flavors. Certainly best with food and paired fabulously with some creative linguini in white clam sauce croquettes.
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4/26/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 88 Points
Fierce acidity, nice combination of oxidative and fleeting reduction notes. Nose has nice balance of tart and stalky elements. Palate is driven overwhelmingly by tart green apple, obliterating what promises to be more intriguing tastes underneath. Maybe a few years would mellow this out — Gigou wines can have a preternatural durability. For now:
Score: 88. Relative to expectations: 0.
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9/10/2023 - VDLT Wine Likes this wine:
Keyed up with intensive acidity and a touch oxidated but pretty good. Just not great as an aperitif sans food.
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4/27/2022 - merlot78 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Excellent old Chenin
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2/13/2022 - VDLT Wine Likes this wine:
Bright and zingy with those distinctively mineral flavors of Chenin.
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11/5/2020 - merlot78 Likes this wine: 89 Points
An interesting chenin blanc.
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9/6/2020 - VDLT Wine Likes this wine:
Hard to imagine that an entry-level Chenin can provide so much character and complex flavors. Certainly best with food and paired fabulously with some creative linguini in white clam sauce croquettes.
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8/18/2020 - merlot78 Likes this wine: 89 Points
much better than the ones produced in this country. more complexity
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