2020 Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fendant Côteaux de Plamont Fully

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  12/20/2023 - broadband013 wrote: 90 Points

  pas mal du tout

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  11/15/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Chasselas from a relatively flat slope, hence the name "Plamont" (from "mont plat", meaning "flat mountain"). Fermented spontaneously. 11,5% alcohol.
  
  Youthful and moderately intense yellow-green color. Quite sweet, expressive and somewhat primary nose with aromas of peach, some candied notes of gummi bear, a little bit of phenolic spice, light banana notes and a hint of something gaseous - hard to say what's going on here, since excessive SO2 in a Chappaz wine sounds unlikely. The wine is ripe, fresh and vibrant on the palate with a medium body and youthful flavors of ripe white peach, some spicy phenolic notes reminding me a bit of a classic Tripel beer, light juicy notes of red apple, a little bit of stony minerality and a faint hint of leathery funk. The moderately high acidity lends good sense of freshness to the wine, even though the overall feel is a bit on the mellow side - as is expected of the variety. The finish is clean, quite long and tasty with flavors of fresh red apple, some juicy white peach, light stony mineral notes, a little bit of Tripel-like phenolic spice and a hint of sappy herbal character.
  
  A sophisticated, bright and focused Chasselas. Compared to the Fendant La Liaudisaz 2020 that was tasted alongside, this wine shows more freshness with its slightly higher acidity and lighter body, but at the same time it comes across as more delicate, as La Liaudisaz shows so much more concentration, depth of flavor and complexity. I found both the wines very lovely, but even though I normally favor freshness ad precision over fruit and concentration, the opulence and complexity in La Liaudisaz won me over this time. Very slightly, mind you. This is a lovely wine as well, but I'd say it could use a handful of years more in a cellar, just to let it pick up a bit more complexity with age.

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