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White - Sparkling
N.V. Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut
Chenin Blanc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Vouvray Pétillant
Label borrowed from 2003
Label borrowed from 2012
Community Tasting Notes 88
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Northcraft wrote: 80 points
December 16, 2023 - Bone dry. Not our favorite, but a good one to share at party.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 85 points
May 13, 2023 - 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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valecnik Likes this wine: 89 points
May 3, 2023 - Fruity and bready in equal measure, like a pineapple Danish. Aggressive bubbles. Nice complexity here for a budget sparkler.
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Madera16 wrote:
February 20, 2023 - 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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MaisonBistro wrote:
November 4, 2021 - 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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By Richard Jennings
4/11/2015 (link) 89 points(NV Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut) 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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By Richard Jennings
7/27/2013 (link) 90 points(NV Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut) 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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By Richard Jennings
12/28/2012 (link) 88 points(NV Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut) 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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By Richard Jennings
7/7/2012 (link) 88 points(NV Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut) 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
Wine Definition
- Vintage N.V.
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Champalou
- Varietal Chenin Blanc
- Designation Brut
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Vouvray Pétillant
- UPC Codes 3574721000009, 761503512550
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 191 (17%)
- Consumed 943 (83%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
apéritif, appetizers, fish, fried chicken, Lite souffle', scallops w/ cream and caviar in champagne on potato pancakesWho Likes This Wine
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