2012 Champalou Vouvray Les Fondraux

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89 points

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  11/17/2015 - JohnRachelWine Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Color: honey golden
  Nose: some honeysuckle but also a little earthy
  Flavor: big, ripe tropical fruits, honey
  Mouthfeel: soft, round slight tannic at the very end

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  8/3/2015 - peterchoy wrote: 90 Points

  Appearance: Bright and clear, it has light lemon color, with wide watery rims and legs.
  Nose: Clean, with medium (-) intensity aromas of green fruit such as apple, citrus fruit of lemon, tropical fruit of melon, floral notes of linden, kernel notes of almond, mineral notes of beeswax. The wine is youthful.
  Palate: Off-dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has medium alcohol and medium (-) body. It has medium flavors of green fruit such as apple, citrus fruit of lemon, tropical fruit of peach and melon, herbaceous notes of grass, floral notes of linden, and kernel notes of almond, dairy notes of creamy. The wine has a medium finish.
  Conclusion: Good quality Vouvray off-dry Chenin Blanc showing the typical varietal characters, with a rather light nose but showing good complexity, the wine is slightly sweet, with refreshing acidity and crispness to make this wine highly enjoyable, as both aperitif or with dishes. The palate has reasonable concentration with a decent length on the finish. Ready to drink now, the wine is not supposed for further ageing.

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  7/12/2015 - oropeza wrote: 85 Points

  Between off-dry and medium. Pineapple and peach in the mouth, with slight acidity near the finish, and some cloyingness carrying over from the sweetness.

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  4/12/2015 - PDX-S Likes this wine:

  Scents of pineapple, rainwater, and wet rocks with just a hint of lemon juice.
  Medium bodied liquid slides down easily, assisted by a healthy dose of acid and a just a touch of oily viscosity. Tastes like there's some RS, but the acid keeps everything in check.
  Palate mirrors the nose pretty closely, with the wet granite and faint lemon presenting itself more assertively upon the finish. A nice and relatively simple Chenin Blanc that is a pleasure to drink.

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  12/25/2014 - Zoomin Z Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Ripe pears and honey on the nose, medium weight, slightly oily body and an off dry finish with lively acidity. Clean, fresh and well balanced.

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