Chateau de Valmer Vouvray 2008
12% alc./vol. - Vouvray AC, Loire, France - $16.95 in Ontario (140624)
7.5 Grapes
Straw coloured to the eye, a cute little drinker. Some of the Chenin familiars are here in this medium-dry quaffer. Picture drinking warm honey, with moderate-high playful acidity under a light-medium weight frame. Straddles fruit lines too, packed with nectarcot (apricot+nectarine, my own invented fruit), plus a little dirty funk to it. Kewl Riesling alternative for those with apricot-tofu tagine ready.
Ch. de Valmer seems named to draw those who would buy Grand Cru Chablis from Valmur… I talked to at least 20 people in line who thought so. :/ (JW)
Tags: Chenin Blanc, France, Loire, Vouvray