2018 Domaine Fournier-Longchamps Savennières La Croix Picot

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88 points

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  8/18/2023 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  100% Chenin Blanc
  from a 1 ha plot on the heights of Savennières with sandy sandstone shale
  and 30 yr old vines planted 5000/ha under certified organic farming
  and biodynamic principles.
  Manual harvest with multi-pass selection.
  Fermented in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks and oak vats
  with strict temperature control. No malolactic.
  Aged 12 months in oak barrels plus
  6 months on fine lees in large oak vats without racking.
  13.5% Abv.
  
  Background: Domaine FL founded in 2007 by Philip Fournier
  and named after his parents: Fournier-Longchamps. Comprising
  43 ha covering 7 appellations and based in Château de Chamboureau
  in Rochefort sur Loire.
  Owners/Winemakers: Philip Fournier and son Julien
  Consulting Winemaker: Kyriakos Kynigopoulos
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Med lemon/gold. Open-knit aromatic varietal.
  B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit with low-key acid structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Apple, pear, hint of candy, beewax, mineral.
  D(epth)=2: Broad mouthfeel. Dense palate and intense finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
  
  Bit short on vibrancy even with no malolactic.
  
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  1/17/2023 - Michael Mackenzie Does not like this wine:

  Blousy, not structured, not a good representation of the appellation.

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  1/11/2022 - mrgarreth Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Easy drinking, crisp white with notes of yellow apple, grapefruit, cut grass, white peach, chamomile, and hay. Plenty of acidity and good body.

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  11/21/2021 - fanglangzhe Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Citrus, pineapple, hint of banana, slight smokey mineral, nice high acid. light bodied.

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  11/9/2021 - apple1813 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  2018 Domaine Fournier-Longchamps Savennières La Croix Picot was pure, juicy and expressive. The youthful Loire Chenin Blanc was clear and pale lemon in colour. Aromas of ripe red apples, Bartlett pears, melon and white blossom were accompanied with a whiff of gunflint smokiness.
  
  The mouthfeel was dry and medium-bodied, with high level of crisp acidity. It tasted like a glass of vibrant apple juice garnished with lemon zest, smoke and salt. The finish was of medium length. The alcohol level was at 13.5%. The wine was certified organic by Agriculture France.
  
  The Chamboreau cuvée is more intense, spicy and mineral-driven, and will benefit from careful bottle maturation. In contrast, La Croix Picot has more freshness and fruity appeal for immediate consumption.
  
  The Chenin Blanc vines are grown on a 2.4-hectare plot composed on sandstone, schist and aeolian sands. The wine was matured in used oak for nine months on lees.

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