2019 Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Grain Arvine de Fully

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  11/15/2021 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points

  100% Petite Arvine from the Coteaux des Épalins, Les Claives and Les Seilles vineyards. Fermented spontaneously. 14,5% alcohol.
  
  Quite intense yellow-green color. Rich, tropical and still somewhat primary nose with concentrated aromas of quince, some peachy fruit, a little bit of sweet apple jam, light fragrant notes of exotic spices and a hint of honeydew melon. Lots of ripe, sweet fruits here. The wine is rich, intense and quite concentrated on the palate with a full body and almost voluptuous flavors of honeydew melon, some white peach, a little bit of extracted waxy character, light sweet notes of apricot marmalade and a hint of apple jam. The overall feel is very ripe and even slightly viscous with the moderately high acidity lending some sense of balance to the wine. The high alcohol lends some warmth and even a hint of boozy character to the wine. The concentrated finish is rich and juicy with quite lengthy and slightly sweetly-fruited flavors of white peach, some honeydew melon, light stony mineral notes, a hint of apple jam and a touch of fruit cocktail. The high alcohol makes the wine end on a rather warm note.
  
  An impressively big but also somewhat heavy and burly Petite Arvine that doesn't really show any of that Alpine mineral feel the variety is known for, instead opting to emphasize its heady, almost overripe fruit and quite voluminous body. Although enjoyable, this wine drinks more like a Condrieu than a classic Petite Arvine and thus comes a bit too heavy and ponderous for my taste. Good stuff all the same, but could use a bit more balance. Hopefully the wine sheds some of that baby fat as it ages in the cellar.

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