2014 Champalou Vouvray Cuvée des Fondraux

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 87.8 points

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  3/27/2018 - refugio48 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Really good with fish. Clean, crisp. Medium body. Stone fruit, citrus. Off dry. Nice finish. A fav around our house. Nice change of pace from other whites. Falls between Chardonnay and Viognier. Last bottle, need to buy more.

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  5/3/2017 - glou.sf wrote: 89 Points

  Tropical fruit, honey, herbs, and flowers on the nose. Sweet palate with good acidity and more tropical fruit flavors. Medium finish.

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  8/27/2016 - mwneil Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drank at Bardot in Vegas, nice Loire Chenin Blanc, complex with nice fruit and acid, enjoyed with tuna tartare, would drink again.

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  4/30/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Yellow. Pineapple and a twist of grapefruit on the nose. Same fruits plus orange in the mouth in an off dry, Demi-Sec style. While the fruit is attractive, it has some mid-palate dilution and is lacking in the usual glycerine feel of Chenin Blanc.

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  1/28/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 86 Points

  Blinds at Californios, take 3 (Californios SF): Very clean style for Vouvray - no oxidation or botrytis. This is very good, with earthy complexity on the nose and screaming high acid that balances the palate.
  
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  Visual
  
  - moderate minus concentration gold, reflections of straw
  - moderate tears
  
  Nose
  
  - moderate minus intensity
  - signs of slight development
  - earth-driven
  - fruit: faint apple. fresh green apple.
  - crushed stone
  - no herbaceousness
  - floral: generic white flowers
  - slightly honeyed quality to the nose [I don’t remember saying this]
  - slight oxidative quality suggesting aging in neutral barrels
  - moderate plus complexity
  
  Palate
  
  - slightly off-dry - around 15g/L RS
  - medium bodied
  - moderate alcohol, around 12% (actually 12.5)
  - high acid
  - no bitterness or impression of tannins
  - fruit: green apple, citrus, sweet lemon, ripe lime.
  - I thought there was development, but on the palate it’s very fresh.
  - no signs of botrytis or lees stirring
  - balanced in an acid-driven way
  - moderate complexity
  - moderate plus finish
  
  Initial
  
  - Old World wine from a cool climate
  - Chenin Blanc - high acid and RS (Vouvray)
  - I’d expect a little oxidation and botrytis
  - Riesling - Alsace
  - Too sweet - must be under 7g/L by law
  - Riesling - Germany
  - Riesling - Austria
  
  Final
  
  - Based on the sweetness: Riesling from Germany, not Mosel (I’m blanking on the other regions - Rheingau?), Spatlese. [forgot to call vintage]
  - actual: 2014 Champalou les Fondraux -Vouvray
  - lack of oxidation/botrytis isn’t sufficient reason to discount Vouvray
  - there were no Riesling aromatics

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