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I asked for something soft, not too bracing. This blend of Chardonnay and Chenin from iconic Loire producer, Christian Venier, was gentle and inviting. For three Danish girls gossiping over tapas, it was the perfect antidote. Enjoyed at Le Dauphin (for the second weekend in a row…)
Mar 4, 2024
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I mean, the romanticism of finding a wine made in New York by a French woman (pascaline) in champagne, I couldn’t resist. for all the warning by the somm about how this was ”really natural,” I thought it was refined, bright, and intriguing in the way that most wines made by interesting people are. I think I remember it tasting like raspberries, pink lady apples, lemon, and basil. Tart, a bit yeasty and wild, floral and aromatic, yet still deeply serious and delicious.
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I mean, the romanticism of finding a wine made in New York by a French woman (pascaline) in champagne, I couldn’t resist. for all the warning by the somm about how this was ”really natural,” I thought it was refined, bright, and intriguing in the way that most wines made by interesting people are. I think I remember it tasting like raspberries, pink lady apples, lemon, and basil. Tart, a bit yeasty and wild, floral and aromatic, yet still deeply serious and delicious.
Chepika Wines (Finger Lakes, NY)
Nathan Kendall and Pascaline Lepeltier
2019 - 100% Catawba
Feb 23, 2024
it was lively, textured, classic loire chenin blanc — meyer lemon, honeycomb, white blossom
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