Made method traditionalle and aged extensively on it's lees. This wine gives a good creamy texture and fine soft bubbles. Being that it is Chenin and from the Loire, it also has a bit of a mineral driven nature and more of the stoneftuit/honey on the palate.
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Good sparkler with a yeasty lemon nose, bright acid, light and airy, dry and crisp, long lemon flavors with mineral and ginger hints, bottle age could give it some complexity but overall it delivers at a nice price point
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This did not last long in the cellar or in the glass. It's delicious, and a nice variation on Champagne and other Petillants (Vouvray). I could taste the lees, which gives it kind of a yeasty, almost beery quality. I hope to come by some more.
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Delicious fresh sparkler with lime, green apple, floral and just a hint of leesy toasty notes. A very good entry level Vouvray cremant and the acid is bright plus the bubbles are small and pleasant.
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Pale yellow gold color, dry taste that does fade fast. Nice stony quality to this, that hits right up front but then fades quickly. Nice with shrimp cocktail and truffle mousse.
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There's a bit of pear and lanolin on the nose that points you to Chenin Blanc, and some of that carries on to the palate, but it drinks a bit four-square and is a solid, if a bit unremarkable, Cremant. Nice chalkiness on the finish. Solid value and gives you a bit of varietal character, I think I like this more than it sounds.
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expected a sugar bomb (chenin blanc), but found a remarkably balanced bubbly, with apple and green citrus early palate, subtle buttery and nutty finish. Superb, a versatile wine, I could see this going well as an aperitif, with roasted chicken, fish dishes!
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Vindredi (Bellevue, WA): Nose shows yeast, bread, flint and chalk. Richer on the body, but with a great backbone of acid. Very fresh, citrus zest, brioche.
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Practice Tasting for WSET Diploma Unit 5 exam (Clerkenwell): Appearance: The wine is Clear with a Pale lemon colour. Nose: The nose is Clean and Developing, showing Medium(+) intensity primary aromas of Baked green apple, lemon, peach, pear, and secondary aromas of biscuit, bread, brioche. Palate: The wine is Off-Dry in the mouth with a High level of acidity. It has a Medium Level of alcohol (12.50%). It has Medium body and Medium(+) intensity primary flavours of lemon, peach, baked green apple, pear, and secondary flavours of biscuit, bread, brioche, butter. The finish is Medium(+). It has a creamy mousse. Refreshing acidity. Clear signs of autolysis. Viscous, oily texture. Overall: Long, intense and good complexity provided by primary and secondary characteristics. Conclusion: It is a Very Good quality wine. Drink Now; not suitable for Ageing or Further Ageing ; High priced (£13.95)
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Tasty and very pleasant sparkling Chenin. Citrus and floral notes with a touch of lees on the nose. The palate has nice freshness and is quite pleasant to drink with cheese as an hors d'oeuvre
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Light lemon yellow color with few, tiny bubbles; savory, characterful, sesame seed, almond, golden fig nose; rich, tart pear, mineral, tart golden currant, chalk palate with good acidity; long finish
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really good value for $17...tastes like what you would expect for that price point...a light pear, lemony, with hints of creamy oyster taste...not super intense or concentrated, more watery--typical of the price point.
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Light lemon yellow color; intense, lanolin, sauerkraut, baked apple nose; intense, very tart apple, tart baked apple, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (from 20 year old vines; great pairing with pork chops, schnitzel, German style potatoes)
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This bottle was showing really well. Boatloads of vouvray character, just with bubbles and the additional profile that goes along with that. Very clean, leafy, minerally, honeyed.
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Light gold; Pear and bread crust on the nose; Grapefruit and pith on the palate with moderate sized bubbles and a hint of pear; matched well to unpasteurized Comte and sliced dried meats as an ersatz dinner. We enjoyed this and would buy again
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Light yellow color with cloud of very tiny bubbles; focused, lanolin, green apple nose; tasty, tart green apple, mineral, lanolin palate; medium finish 88+ points
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Jonagold apple and yeasty, but crisp with acidity. Great food companion, went well with pretty much everything on the tasting menu at Blackfish in Conshocken, PA.
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Yellow color with an almost greenish tinge. Light and pleasant. Creamy and tart. Lots of tropical fruits (mango and papaya). Delightful inexpensive bubbly.
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Another very pleasing bottle of the Champalou finished. A veritable bargain for £6 a bottle. Note as before, with the addendum that was blind tasted with a friend who was in the trade and pegged in for Vintage Pinot Meunier.
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Lovely apple and bread touch of floral. Good weight, apples and crisp acidity, touch of lemon in the finish and quite minerally. As it develops pears and quince. Good length, a lovely summer quaffer!
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Dry and tasty sparkler. Apples, apricots and mineral with more acidity than their non-sparkling Vouvray. This is good but much less interesting and complex than their still wine. 86-87
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Apple on nose; singular and constant bead; bright acid; medium body; non-existent mousse; no-oak; drinking well now. Paired well with seared scallops, hedge hog mushrooms, polenta, and veal jus with an arugula, walnut, and blue cheese salad.
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I enjoyed this pretty well. To me it had a lot of typical Chenin apple and mineral flavors. Nice balance of crispness and fruit on the palate. Drank better a little warmed up from fridge temp.
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Beautiful vibrant bubbles, tiny and fizzy. Super attractive nose of Anjou pear, peach, green apple and brioche. Wonderful, crisp mouth-feel with rich fruit. A fine value!
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Alsace and Loire (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Pale. Sulfur obscures the rest of the nose. Underneath, pleasing weight, vanilla, and orange fruit, but again, the sulfur hardens the wine and shortens it.
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Aroma of pears and peaches. Light toast and pears on the palate, followed by some hazelnuts and lemon in the finish. Pleasant, nicely balanced, decent value at $17.
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Decent sparkler, but a little too much on the acidic side. Also somewhat of a stale after taste, but I nit-pick. I would likely buy it again to have around to quench the mid-week need for bubbles.
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Thought I owed this wine another try as I do typically enjoy Champalou Wines. Ulitmately, this failed to excite me agian. It's tasty but fairly non-descript with very little varietal character. Hard to Justify $20.00 for this. It is virtually indistinguishable from the $9 negociant Vouvray sparkler at Trader Joes.
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Floral nose. Apple, honey and vanilla on the palate with good balance between sweetness and dryness. As the sweet fruit is replaced by the dryness it leaves a rather nutty and reasonably long finish. Definately gave more once it had warmed from the fridge for 20 mins.
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Lightly sweet and lightly sparkling with some grassy and florarl notes. Its affable and impossible to dislike, but not at all compelling. Drank with mildly spicy indian fare and it got completely lost.
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Methode Traditionelle. Brioche, lemon, acacia honey. A bit sweeter then a brut from Champagne would be; expected of a sparkler from the Loire. Really nice example. I'll certainly look for this again.
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light golden color. very floral on the nose, with hints of toast. tons of lemon and lime on the palate. also, the palate shows honey, mineral and hints of grass and leaves. quite a nice sparkling vouvray for the price. very individualistic and expressive wine.
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Saturday, August 09, 2003 good cream and yeast with the lemon cream of chenin blanc. didn’t pay it much attention. Figura dinner with Bells and Sills. Monday, August 11, 2003 Green tinged yellow in color. Fair mousse. Lemon-lime, honey, wet stone and cream on the nose. Yeast flavors yet with bright acidity. Some nuttiness in the midpalate and anise on the finish. 12% alc. With grilled salmon and white wine lemon shallot sauce. A nice pairing. Monday, October 18, 2004 A day away A day taken by one in celebration of her gender- a day of friendship and renewal- the other half revels in celebration of father & daughter- to strengthen the sanguine bond- of simply being together. And but a day away when reunited, they speak over Vouvray. Deep golden color. Good fruit, some biscuit and definite almond flavors. Lengthy and lively mousse that was nevertheless somewhat coarse. A smokey note on the finish. 12% alc. With crab and sun-dried tomatoes over tortellini. Also had one April 12, ’03 with Thomases and MacIntyres at our Insignia dinner.
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nice, good acid, little bit of fruit. light with a short finish. had with chicken and was nice. served ice cold but maybe next time would serve a bit warmer. food friendly. better than prosecco.
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Saturday, March 01, 2003 Oh my goodness, could I be more pleased with a $14.00 wine?! (Notes are from memory a week after having this.) A somewhat course, but eye pleasing mousse and small, continuous (as in to-the-last-drop) bubbles. Honeyed nose followed by honey and citrus fruits on the attack then changing to a nuttiness (cashews or hazelnuts?) and a little doughy on the finish. The nose was wonderfully rich, but not complex. 12%. With crab-cakes and roasted garlic aioli and assorted cheeses. Maybe its because we had this as we readied ourselves for a very boring benefit; maybe its because I knew this would be the best wine I’d have all evening, I don’t know, but this was a wonderful bottle and excellent QPR.
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12/30/2023 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:
Not quite as good as I remember from previous bottles, but still enjoyable.
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12/16/2023 - Northcraft wrote: 80 Points
Bone dry. Not our favorite, but a good one to share at party.
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5/13/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 85 Points
Casual Saturday Tastings (Northern Chicago 'burbs): Stand up tasting. Current release. Three vintage blend. Good volume, but slightly more tart than I'd prefer, nearly bitter.
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5/3/2023 - valecnik Likes this wine: 89 Points
Fruity and bready in equal measure, like a pineapple Danish. Aggressive bubbles. Nice complexity here for a budget sparkler.
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2/20/2023 - Madera16 wrote:
Green apple nose, nice on the palate, good fruit, almost pick out a bit of fusel sticking out. Creamy texture, nice overall.
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11/4/2021 - MaisonBistro wrote:
Made method traditionalle and aged extensively on it's lees. This wine gives a good creamy texture and fine soft bubbles. Being that it is Chenin and from the Loire, it also has a bit of a mineral driven nature and more of the stoneftuit/honey on the palate.
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9/4/2021 - Hojun-na-Wine Likes this wine:
Very pale hay color with soft bubbles.
On the nose white flowers and sweet tart (combination of sweet candy and chalk).
On the palate apricot, white flowers, creamy yeasty notes come through towards the finish.
Medium alcohol, medium- body, medium acidity. It’s light and refreshing. A good quaffing wine for a hot day. Short but clean finish.
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4/29/2021 - Frijole wrote:
golden yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue, small bubbles
Nose: lemon curd, bread, yeast, minerals, sea salt
Pal: lemon curd, bread, yeast, minerals, sea salt
Feel: medium, savory
Finish: medium
T7
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4/3/2021 - Renton Likes this wine:
Nice bready notes and well paired to teriyaki salmon bowls.
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3/6/2021 - whits wrote: 88 Points
Good sparkler with a yeasty lemon nose, bright acid, light and airy, dry and crisp, long lemon flavors with mineral and ginger hints, bottle age could give it some complexity but overall it delivers at a nice price point
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11/30/2020 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 90 Points
This did not last long in the cellar or in the glass. It's delicious, and a nice variation on Champagne and other Petillants (Vouvray). I could taste the lees, which gives it kind of a yeasty, almost beery quality. I hope to come by some more.
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11/14/2020 - Dutchd1 wrote: 88 Points
Decent but not great
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10/3/2020 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crisp, dry, minerally. Green apple with some toasty brioche. Very enjoyable and nice QPR.
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9/16/2020 - The Wine Dispatch [b2w.wine] Likes this wine: 88 Points
Delicious fresh sparkler with lime, green apple, floral and just a hint of leesy toasty notes. A very good entry level Vouvray cremant and the acid is bright plus the bubbles are small and pleasant.
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7/3/2020 - bhouk wrote:
Soft and creamy. Nice enough wine.
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6/23/2020 - Enfant sauvage wrote:
Fairly flat. I remember liking these more previously.
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3/15/2020 - erikdahlin Likes this wine:
Pale yellow gold color, dry taste that does fade fast. Nice stony quality to this, that hits right up front but then fades quickly. Nice with shrimp cocktail and truffle mousse.
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1/24/2020 - maxima wrote: 87 Points
Bu en succ.
Bulles grossières et peu abondantes.
Simple et léger, un peu de poire et
de citron. Court.
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1/22/2020 - AllRed wrote: 86 Points
Vin Chicago Pickup Party & Tasting (Seven Bridges Golf Club): Retailer tasting. Peach, stone and wax elements with a subtle dirty undertone. For just $8 more, give me the Etienne Doue Champagne. $21.99.
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10/20/2019 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 89 Points
There's a bit of pear and lanolin on the nose that points you to Chenin Blanc, and some of that carries on to the palate, but it drinks a bit four-square and is a solid, if a bit unremarkable, Cremant. Nice chalkiness on the finish. Solid value and gives you a bit of varietal character, I think I like this more than it sounds.
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9/17/2018 - 2caveman Likes this wine: 87 Points
not terribly distinguished and lacking notable attributes. But fine and pleasing quaffing for sure. Elegant bubbles at a bargain price (11 Euros)
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9/3/2018 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 86 Points
Cooked apples, peaches and melon. A little bit of wet wool.
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5/21/2018 - oropeza wrote: 86 Points
mouthfeel-driven with a little fruit up front
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1/20/2018 - Smetherd wrote: 89 Points
Pear, dry, smooth.
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11/4/2017 - Justin S wrote: 87 Points
This was a bit flat for me. Decent acidity with a sour dough middle with unmemorable fruit. Solid, but not especially intriguing.
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8/28/2017 - McWineGeek Likes this wine: 90 Points
expected a sugar bomb (chenin blanc), but found a remarkably balanced bubbly, with apple and green citrus early palate, subtle buttery and nutty finish. Superb, a versatile wine, I could see this going well as an aperitif, with roasted chicken, fish dishes!
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1/21/2017 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 87 Points
Great and intriguing nose of yeast, baked apple, pear, and honey. Apple, pear, and acidity dominate the palate. Nice finish.
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7/8/2016 - dpolivy wrote:
Vindredi (Bellevue, WA): Nose shows yeast, bread, flint and chalk. Richer on the body, but with a great backbone of acid. Very fresh, citrus zest, brioche.
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10/25/2015 - HStaal wrote: 88 Points
Practice Tasting for WSET Diploma Unit 5 exam (Clerkenwell): Appearance: The wine is Clear with a Pale lemon colour.
Nose: The nose is Clean and Developing, showing Medium(+) intensity primary aromas of Baked green apple, lemon, peach, pear, and secondary aromas of biscuit, bread, brioche.
Palate: The wine is Off-Dry in the mouth with a High level of acidity. It has a Medium Level of alcohol (12.50%). It has Medium body and Medium(+) intensity primary flavours of lemon, peach, baked green apple, pear, and secondary flavours of biscuit, bread, brioche, butter. The finish is Medium(+). It has a creamy mousse. Refreshing acidity. Clear signs of autolysis. Viscous, oily texture.
Overall: Long, intense and good complexity provided by primary and secondary characteristics.
Conclusion: It is a Very Good quality wine. Drink Now; not suitable for Ageing or Further Ageing ; High priced (£13.95)
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10/17/2015 - ledocq Likes this wine:
Perfect with vegan Vietnamese food.
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6/28/2015 - jnewman77 wrote:
Tasty and very pleasant sparkling Chenin. Citrus and floral notes with a touch of lees on the nose. The palate has nice freshness and is quite pleasant to drink with cheese as an hors d'oeuvre
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4/11/2015 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 89 Points
Light lemon yellow color with few, tiny bubbles; savory, characterful, sesame seed, almond, golden fig nose; rich, tart pear, mineral, tart golden currant, chalk palate with good acidity; long finish
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9/12/2014 - Gargantua wrote:
Mismash of hasty impressions from Winebow and Regal Portfolio Tastings (NYC): Mostly 2012 fruit inside; nose shows some yeasty sugar; finishes in amazing exuberant Chenin fruit. As beautiful as Céline herself. Yes, yes, yes.
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7/15/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Chenin lemon-y-ness. Crisp on the front with some fattness on the back.
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4/28/2014 - THECORKDORK wrote: 87 Points
Sight: Pale Lemon
Nose: Lemon Zest, Yellow Apple
Palate: Ginger ale finishing on a salty lemon rind note.
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4/18/2014 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 88 Points
France: 38 Wines from Kermit Lynch (E&R Wine Shop, Portland OR): Fairly quiet aromas. Soft and mild. Nice frothy palate texture, showing nice body and smooth, sweet fruit. Not much depth overall, but still a fun, lovely wine.
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1/18/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 87 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant De Echoput *, Hoog Soeren, Netherlands): Ripe, bulging, yellow fruit, notes of apple, minerals and flowers, ripe acidity. Very attractive, youthful bubbly.
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1/18/2014 - richshoes Likes this wine: 88 Points
really good value for $17...tastes like what you would expect for that price point...a light pear, lemony, with hints of creamy oyster taste...not super intense or concentrated, more watery--typical of the price point.
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11/25/2013 - maderay wrote: 89 Points
VG. Everybody liked it.
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11/21/2013 - Zweder wrote: 84 Points
Monthly tasting club "The Tasting Club"; Pauillac (@RvdG): Soft yellow fruits in the bouquet as well as on the palate, some pineapple, some sweetness and low acidity. Some minerality as well.
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7/27/2013 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Light lemon yellow color; intense, lanolin, sauerkraut, baked apple nose; intense, very tart apple, tart baked apple, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (from 20 year old vines; great pairing with pork chops, schnitzel, German style potatoes)
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4/23/2013 - yofog wrote: 89 Points
This bottle was showing really well. Boatloads of vouvray character, just with bubbles and the additional profile that goes along with that. Very clean, leafy, minerally, honeyed.
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1/1/2013 - RobertTassi Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good stringent acidity, with some minor floral notes. Good QPR bubbly for food.
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1/1/2013 - Onthelees Likes this wine: 87 Points
Light gold; Pear and bread crust on the nose; Grapefruit and pith on the palate with moderate sized bubbles and a hint of pear; matched well to unpasteurized Comte and sliced dried meats as an ersatz dinner. We enjoyed this and would buy again
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12/31/2012 - Kiltedtaz wrote: 77 Points
Has a Pinot Gris aroma, with a hint of grapefruit on the palate.
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12/28/2012 - rjonwine@gmail.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
Kermit Lynch French Offerings (Artisan Wine Depot, Mountain View, California): Light lemon yellow color with few tiny bubbles; appealing, apple, apple cream, tart pear, apple skin nose; juicy, tart pear, apple, mineral, chalk palate with medium acidity; medium finish
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7/7/2012 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Light yellow color with cloud of very tiny bubbles; focused, lanolin, green apple nose; tasty, tart green apple, mineral, lanolin palate; medium finish 88+ points
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6/1/2012 - twain wrote: 89 Points
Jonagold apple and yeasty, but crisp with acidity. Great food companion, went well with pretty much everything on the tasting menu at Blackfish in Conshocken, PA.
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3/18/2012 - Madkat wrote: 87 Points
Same as others, nice dry tasty sparkler. Enjoyed with friends, all gave a thumbs up and the price is nice as well.
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11/22/2011 - Mike Ritner Likes this wine:
Yellow color with an almost greenish tinge. Light and pleasant. Creamy and tart. Lots of tropical fruits (mango and papaya). Delightful inexpensive bubbly.
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11/12/2011 - Zweder wrote: 83 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #063; Game Dinner (By MM @ U/vdV): Light and soft mousse. Apples. No minerals. Dry. Basic bubble.
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9/22/2011 - tooch wrote:
Winebow Trade Tasting (Palomar Hotel): A lot of vanilla and honey but still fresh and lively. Nice balance and relatively comple.
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7/27/2011 - soyhead wrote: 85 Points
Nose - fresh cut apple, peach, nice fresh nose
Mouth - simple clean fizz. Simple pit fruit. Nice refreshing quaff but devoid of complexity.
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5/25/2011 - zheem wrote:
Once again this sparkling wine has a very nice balance, very tasty and Champagne like.
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5/2/2011 - Dids wrote: 88 Points
Another very pleasing bottle of the Champalou finished. A veritable bargain for £6 a bottle. Note as before, with the addendum that was blind tasted with a friend who was in the trade and pegged in for Vintage Pinot Meunier.
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4/28/2011 - Dids wrote: 88 Points
Lovely apple and bread touch of floral. Good weight, apples and crisp acidity, touch of lemon in the finish and quite minerally. As it develops pears and quince. Good length, a lovely summer quaffer!
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3/26/2011 - dke wrote: 87 Points
Dry and tasty sparkler. Apples, apricots and mineral with more acidity than their non-sparkling Vouvray. This is good but much less interesting and complex than their still wine. 86-87
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1/16/2011 - WineDoctors wrote: 89 Points
Apple on nose; singular and constant bead; bright acid; medium body; non-existent mousse; no-oak; drinking well now. Paired well with seared scallops, hedge hog mushrooms, polenta, and veal jus with an arugula, walnut, and blue cheese salad.
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12/25/2010 - jlm wrote:
I enjoyed this pretty well. To me it had a lot of typical Chenin apple and mineral flavors. Nice balance of crispness and fruit on the palate. Drank better a little warmed up from fridge temp.
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12/11/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
Nice apply core. Fairly frothy, good minerality.
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10/18/2010 - hutch wrote: 90 Points
Great fruit. Bright and bubbly.
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10/12/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A little bit more of a stinkiness on the nose than Huet. Maybe a touch more green fruit showing off. Very tasty at $17.
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3/9/2010 - zheem wrote: 90 Points
Much better than I'd anticipated with a slightly yeasty nose and very pure fruit nuances without being sweet. Enjoyed by itself and with food.
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2/20/2010 - MBannon wrote: 86 Points
Absolutely ripping with almost-burnt buttered toast flavor, reminiscent of a Meursault. Interesting stuff.
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12/3/2009 - mdstenner wrote: 89 Points
Beautiful vibrant bubbles, tiny and fizzy. Super attractive nose of Anjou pear, peach, green apple and brioche. Wonderful, crisp mouth-feel with rich fruit. A fine value!
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11/28/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Alsace and Loire (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Pale. Sulfur obscures the rest of the nose. Underneath, pleasing weight, vanilla, and orange fruit, but again, the sulfur hardens the wine and shortens it.
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11/3/2009 - wineshlub wrote:
Aroma of pears and peaches. Light toast and pears on the palate, followed by some hazelnuts and lemon in the finish. Pleasant, nicely balanced, decent value at $17.
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9/9/2009 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 86 Points
Decent sparkler, but a little too much on the acidic side. Also somewhat of a stale after taste, but I nit-pick. I would likely buy it again to have around to quench the mid-week need for bubbles.
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8/21/2009 - skieser wrote: 84 Points
Thought I owed this wine another try as I do typically enjoy Champalou Wines. Ulitmately, this failed to excite me agian. It's tasty but fairly non-descript with very little varietal character. Hard to Justify $20.00 for this. It is virtually indistinguishable from the $9 negociant Vouvray sparkler at Trader Joes.
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7/3/2009 - HUSTLEDC wrote: 88 Points
Floral nose. Apple, honey and vanilla on the palate with good balance between sweetness and dryness. As the sweet fruit is replaced by the dryness it leaves a rather nutty and reasonably long finish. Definately gave more once it had warmed from the fridge for 20 mins.
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5/16/2009 - barthes wrote: 85 Points
Pleasing notes of apple, pear & pineapple. A summer quaffer
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1/28/2009 - skieser wrote: 84 Points
Lightly sweet and lightly sparkling with some grassy and florarl notes. Its affable and impossible to dislike, but not at all compelling. Drank with mildly spicy indian fare and it got completely lost.
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12/30/2008 - cjsadler wrote: 90 Points
Really interesting and delicious. Notes of lemon, pear, mineral, bread. Sweetness is in balance. This would kill with Indian or Asian food.
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8/23/2008 - jbrater wrote: 87 Points
Malty at first. Good lively bubbles. Yummy.
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5/17/2008 - NickG wrote:
This really shone with Thai food. Light and refreshing, with lemon-lime and nice minerality.
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5/11/2008 - icury wrote: 88 Points
Nice easy replacement for champagne...rather too sweet for me
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4/5/2008 - CruConnexion wrote: 90 Points
Methode Traditionelle. Brioche, lemon, acacia honey. A bit sweeter then a brut from Champagne would be; expected of a sparkler from the Loire. Really nice example. I'll certainly look for this again.
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2/9/2008 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 87 Points
light golden color. very floral on the nose, with hints of toast. tons of lemon and lime on the palate. also, the palate shows honey, mineral and hints of grass and leaves. quite a nice sparkling vouvray for the price. very individualistic and expressive wine.
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7/10/2007 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 85 Points
The FRENCH BAKERY, Bay Harbour Island, Chablis/Sancerre BYO Dinner (The French Bakery, Kane concourse, Bay Harbour Island, FL): Elaine's precis to the dinner a charming light bubbly Vouvray.
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6/3/2007 - tcfishler wrote:
Lovely and balanced, even as it warmed and flattened out.
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5/24/2007 - EMichels wrote: 85 Points
Toasty nose; Sweet; Very lightly sparkling; 5-10-15-5
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2/14/2007 - Fearless1 wrote: 86 Points
crisp, nutty, vanila, very pleasant, best at almost room temp
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11/19/2006 - dfitzg2 wrote: 86 Points
Down to earth, slightly sweet but nice character. Paired well with a quiche.
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11/12/2006 - brooklynguy wrote: 87 Points
tasty, good value
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9/9/2006 - AllRed wrote: 85 Points
Poured at a retailer tasting. Crisp and clean, with simple fruit flavors.
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7/27/2006 - timewithwine wrote:
Saturday, August 09, 2003 good cream and yeast with the lemon cream of chenin blanc. didn’t pay it much attention. Figura dinner with Bells and Sills.
Monday, August 11, 2003 Green tinged yellow in color. Fair mousse. Lemon-lime, honey, wet stone and cream on the nose. Yeast flavors yet with bright acidity. Some nuttiness in the midpalate and anise on the finish. 12% alc. With grilled salmon and white wine lemon shallot sauce. A nice pairing.
Monday, October 18, 2004 A day away A day taken by one in celebration of her gender- a day of friendship and renewal- the other half revels in celebration of father & daughter- to strengthen the sanguine bond- of simply being together. And but a day away when reunited, they speak over Vouvray. Deep golden color. Good fruit, some biscuit and definite almond flavors. Lengthy and lively mousse that was nevertheless somewhat coarse. A smokey note on the finish. 12% alc. With crab and sun-dried tomatoes over tortellini.
Also had one April 12, ’03 with Thomases and MacIntyres at our Insignia dinner.
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5/9/2006 - Glenino wrote: 86 Points
nice, good acid, little bit of fruit. light with a short finish. had with chicken and was nice. served ice cold but maybe next time would serve a bit warmer. food friendly. better than prosecco.
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2/4/2006 - diablo wrote: 84 Points
Pale yellow. Medium-to-full bodied. Fairly dry. Tea, pineapple, some green streaks.
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3/1/2003 - timewithwine wrote:
Saturday, March 01, 2003 Oh my goodness, could I be more pleased with a $14.00 wine?! (Notes are from memory a week after having this.) A somewhat course, but eye pleasing mousse and small, continuous (as in to-the-last-drop) bubbles. Honeyed nose followed by honey and citrus fruits on the attack then changing to a nuttiness (cashews or hazelnuts?) and a little doughy on the finish. The nose was wonderfully rich, but not complex. 12%. With crab-cakes and roasted garlic aioli and assorted cheeses. Maybe its because we had this as we readied ourselves for a very boring benefit; maybe its because I knew this would be the best wine I’d have all evening, I don’t know, but this was a wonderful bottle and excellent QPR.
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