] snipped-for-privacy@aol.comdamnspam (Dale Williams) wrote in ] news: snipped-for-privacy@mb-m10.aol.com: ] ] >>I had some 1999 Chinon white about a week ago ] > ] > Who was the producer? I've never seen a Chinon white. Actually never ][snip] ] from the label ] ] Les Chesnaies 1999 (my last bottle is a 2000) Chinon mis en bouteille ] par Beatrice et Pascal Lambert, vignerons ]
Not to be confused with Patrick Lambert, also located in Cravant-les-Coteaux. These are solid winemakers, although I am not personally a client of theirs. IIRC they are doing some oaked reds.
Your 2000 is likely to be better than the 99, all things being equal.
] I am hoping that it was damaged as the first bottle was quite nice and ] had a @10USD price point ] ] From the back label (apropos to that thread) ] ] Composition: Contains exclusively Chenin grapes from young vines planted ] on limestone hillslopes ]
This drives me crazy! Like young vines is a _good_ thing! AFAIK this marketing concept was begun by Charles Jouguet in Chinon. Beurk. Anyway, 100% chenin is an INAO requirement.
] Technical notes: The harvest is done only by hand. Fermentation and ] ageing in oak barrels. ]
Was the OK one oaky? or old oak, more likely.
] Winemakers comments: A perfumed nose with lemon tree fruits and honey. ] It can be drunk young and chilled between 10 C and 12 C, or it can be ] kept to age. It can be served as ans aperitif, or with fish. ]
Fair enough, should go well with fish in sauce, I'd expect.
-E