2004 Raymond Quenard Vin de Savoie Chignin-Bergeron

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 84 points

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  8/13/2008 - Brad L wrote:

  Beautiful green gold. Lovely wine, natural, pretty full, great purity. Beautiful acids. Alpine fullness. Not as put together second day.

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  5/31/2005 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 84 Points

  This is in a much more awkward stage than the Chignin. When first uncorked it gives off a weird stink like something from an aerosol can, which thankfully blows off. The fruit is brighter than the Chignin and marked by lemon, more like a Sardegnan Vermentino than anything from Savoie, with an herbal finish. But it is also very dense and compressed by an aggressive acidity that makes the wine tough to enjoy as a sipper. Chignin-Bergeron is Roussanne and has a track record for improving in bottle, even given only a few years, so this one is best stashed away to gain some integration and charm. N.B. I liked this a lot better after two weeks (!) in the fridge. The fruit remains bright but far mellower and purer.

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