2016 Couly-Dutheil Chinon Les Chanteaux

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  9/15/2020 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  14% alcohol.
  
  Youthful, grassy green color with a lemon-yellow core. Youthful, very fruity and somewhat perfumed nose with attractive, layered aromas of apple blossom and other floral tones, some sweet pineapple, light primary fruit notes of sweet pear, light lemon marmalade nuances and a hint of dried aromatic herbs. The wine is lively, crunchy and medium-bodied on the palate with quite youthful flavors of fresh white fruits, some primary notes of pear drops, a little bit of steely minerality, light stony mineral notes, a hint of ripe citrus fruits and a sappy touch of herbal spice. Terrific high acidity. The finish is ripe, fresh and crunchy with lively, acid-driven flavors of white peach, some ripe golden apple, light steely mineral tones, a little bit of dried herbs and a hint of tangy salinity. The relatively high alcohol remains out of sight throughout.
  
  A very fresh, attractive and wonderfully nuanced white Chinon that isn't as lean and straightforward as so many young Chenin Blancs are, but instead shows surprising depth and complexity despite its youth. The overall feel is still very youthful and borderline primary, so I can imagine the wine will become less fruit-driven and more savory with age. It's hard to say whether the wine is so attractive because of its vibrant, youthful character or will it retain its appeal with age - at least based on the fruit concentration and acid structure this wine seems to be built for aging as well. While difficult to say how this will age, this is just terrific right now. A charming white Chinon, highly recommended.

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  9/7/2020 - cos65 Likes this wine:

  Served blind
  Fairly deep gold, belying its age
  Minimal oxidative notes
  Perhaps a hint of saffron ginger
  Bone dry with mostly bruised apple and pear notes.
  Rather fat
  Drink now while it’s lovely, I doubt this will improve

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  5/19/2020 - GAET Likes this wine: 92 Points

  100% chenin. Chinon blanc
  Vraiment très bien.
  Belle robe dorée, vive, brillante avec de belles larmes
  Nez sur la pomme, les fleurs blanches très aromatique
  En bouche : C'est vraiment très bon, avec une belle matière. La persistance en bouche est assez longue. On en redemande !
  Excellent

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  5/23/2019 - Thefatbastard Likes this wine:

  Beau vin. Arômes de poires confites, miel, fleurs. Ample, presque gras, residuel bien maîtrisé par l'acidité. Petit côté rancio/oxydatif. Belle complexité pour le niveau.

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  4/20/2019 - Marc André Gagnon wrote: 90 Points

  Chinon que c'est bon!
  Et c'est un chinon blanc, fait du cépage chenin.
  Le vin est gras, bien glycériné, savoureux avec des saveurs qui rappellent un peu les vins botrytisés. C'est ample, expressif, agréable et gouleyant.
  Très bon.
  Possiblement pour quelques années de cave.
  Alc. 14 %. Sucre 5,6 g/l. 24,05 $ au Québec.
  (https://vinquebec.com/node/15400)

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