Chenin Blanc in All Its Guises
from Cellar Notes on WYPR Hosted by WYPR 88.1 Baltimore
One of the best white wines in the world, Chenin Blanc is something of a chameleon. Al surveys the range of styles. Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60 Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite VALUE = exceptional quality for the money Remhoogte Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch ’25 ** $ (Bone dry with good underlying fruit, would be good with shellfish) Matanzas Creek Chenin Blanc, California ’23 **1/2 $ VALUE (Dry, with very good fruit, grapefruit notes with mineral sidelights, food friendly) WINE OF THE WEEK Domaine Pichot Vouvray ’24 *** $$ VALUE (First class Chenin Blanc, notes of honey, melon, gooseberry and lemon zest, super) All of these wines can be purchased at Wells Discount Liquors.
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