{"title":"Chenin Blanc","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"1951-vouvray-le-haut-lieu-demi-sec-domaine-huet","title":"Domaine Huet, Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec 1951, 75cl","description":"\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFounded almost a century ago, Domaine Huet is arguably Vouvray's most famous name. An early adopter of biodynamics, Huet was certified in 1993 when even organic producers were considered hippies. Production of wine styles (from dry to sweet) varies depending on the seasons, which are becoming more erratic every year. For example, in 2018, around 85% of production was sweet, making the rare sweet cuvée Constance possible. The original vineyard, Le Haut Lieu, is a clay-based site first purchased in 1928 by founder Gaston Huet. It now covers 15 hectares and remains the most fruit-forward of the estate’s sites.\u003c\/span\u003e\" \u003c\/em\u003e Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com","brand":"Domaine Huet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47276141052190,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/VouvrayHuet1951LeHautLieudemisecbottlesquare.jpg?v=1698243072"},{"product_id":"2008-saumur-breze-clos-rougeard","title":"Clos Rougeard, Saumur Breze Blanc 2008, 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Pale golden yellow. Lime zest and lemongrass on the nose, with white pepper and talc adding vibrancy. Brisk, nervy and precise, offering lively citrus and green apple flavors and fine mineral nerve. Weightier on the finish, with a subtle complexity beginning to emerge, but still I'd resist opening this chenin blanc for a few more years if I could.\" \u003c\/em\u003e Joel Payne, Vinous.com, Dec 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHidden in the center of Chacé behind a nondescript metal gate without even a name on the letterbox lies the estate of Clos Rougeard, which has reached almost mythical proportions for amateurs of cabernet franc. The estate has neither an internet site nor an email address, and often does not even answer the telephone, but is considered by its fans to be the Romanée-Conti of the Loire Valley. Although their father and grandfather had already set very high standards, it was Charlie (1949) and Nady (1952) Foucault who have built the Clos Rougard’s reputation since they inherited the property in 1969.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eJoel Payne, Vinous.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clos Rougeard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47282497388830,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/ClosRougeard2008SaumurBrezebottlesquare.jpg?v=1698328724"},{"product_id":"2010-les-tris-de-la-chapelle-chateau-de-fosse-seche","title":"Chateau de Fosse-Seche, Les Tris de la Chapelle 2010, Saumur, 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA wonderfully aromatic demi-sec Chenin Blanc made entirely from \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebotrytised fruit.  The palate combines the characters of fruit, noble rot and lees in perfect harmony.  Creamy, powerful, complex and very long - this will age magnificently for decades.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau de Fosse-Seche","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47949249675550,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/FosseSeche2010TrisdelaChapellebottlesquare.jpg?v=1710519909"},{"product_id":"2006-quarts-de-chaume-domaine-des-baumard-half-bottle","title":"Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume 2006, 37.5cl Half Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuarts de Chaume from Domaine des Baumard is a legendary sweet Loire Valley wine, made from 100% Chenin Blanc. This botrytized dessert wine ages beautifully, pairing well with foie gras or blue cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Light gold. High-pitched aromas of lemon, green apple and nectarine, with a floral honey quality that gains strength in the glass. Plump orchard and pit fruit nectar flavors are underscored by tangy citrus and mineral notes that buffer the sweetness and add verve. Plenty sweet but the underlying minerality contributes refreshing cut and extends the floral-dominated finish. I really like this wine's blend of sweetness and vivacity.\"\u003c\/em\u003e  Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com, May 2010\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Baumard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54923372298616,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/Baumard2006QuartzdesChaumesbottlesquare.jpg?v=1738685557"},{"product_id":"1998-bonnezeaux-cuvee-zenith-domaine-rene-renou-50cl","title":"Domaine Rene Renou, Bonnezeaux Cuvee Zenith 1998, 50cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThe outstanding, similarly-colored 1998 Bonnezeaux Cuvee Zenith offers a nose of pure, sweet white fruits and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and soft, it is packed with pear compote, candied citrus fruit, red berry, and tangy lime flavors. Well-balanced and delineated, this outstanding wine can be drunk now or over the course of the next 15 + years.\u003c\/span\u003e\" \u003c\/em\u003ePierre Rovani, The Wine Advocate, August 2000\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Rene Renou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54924419957112,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/DomaineReneRenou1998_BonnezeauxCuveeZenithbottlesquare.jpg?v=1738750320"},{"product_id":"1988-savennieres-la-coulee-de-serrant-nicolas-joly-magnum","title":"Nicolas Joly, Savennieres La Coulee de Serrant 1988, 150cl Magnum","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If any producer has reached mythical status on the Loire, it is certainly Nicolas Joly. He is known to many, even to those who have never tasted a single glass of his wine, as the leading latter-day partisan of Rudolf Steiner’s agricultural philosophy. Given that he produces only 40,000 bottles from their 15 hectares of vineyard, it is not surprising that many wine lovers may never have even seen one. At 69, Joly and his German wife are still quite active, but it their daughter Virginie who now manages the property. She did not originally plan to have anything to do with the estate, and never studied winemaking, but came back in 2002 and has gradually stepped into her father’s shoes. With a total of 50 hectares, the estate is its own little world, which certainly provided the right environment to develop the holistic attitude that Joly espouses. Everything here is on schist soils. The most famous site is the Clos de la Coulée de Serrant, a monopoly of seven hectares and an appellation of its own. Here the arable soil is hardly 20 centimeters in depth. Their slightly more than three hectares of vineyard in the Clos de la Bergerie is also a monopoly in the larger Roche aux Moine appellation, which is considered a premier cru of Savennières. They also own another five hectares of Vieux Clos, where the schist soils are considerably deeper. Once crisp, svelte and with sometimes little more than 12% alcohol, the wines have swung over a generation to the opposite extreme, from austere to ostentatious. Two thousand eleven is a case in point. It was a warm vintage, with alcohol levels rising to as high as 15.3% on one of the wines. In addition, there was about 8% botrytis at harvest. Along with the ensuing malolactic fermentations in barrel, this also influenced the profiles of their three chenin blancs, which have little in common with those from Vouvray or Montlouis. They have enormous substance, but the varietal character has essentially disappeared. The low sulfur regimes here also mean that the young wines mature (oxidize?) very quickly. This, though, is what the estate claims is the purest expression of their “terroir.” Most people who have studied winemaking will call Joly’s wines faulty, but they do have a cult following among those whose highest aesthetic virtue is that a wine be “natural.” \" \u003c\/em\u003e Vinous.com, December 2014\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicolas Joly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54962485952888,"sku":null,"price":390.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/NicolasJoly1988SavennieresLaCouleedeSerrantMagnumsquare.jpg?v=1741169774"},{"product_id":"2024-mullineux-old-vines-white","title":"Mullineux, Old Vines White 2024, Swartland, 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Swartland Chenin blend has upfront aromas of fresh stone fruit and lightly poached pears which follow through to a complex palate which has layers of yellow grapefruit and nectarines, a vibrant acidity with hints of ginger and citrus-like galangal on the finish.  T\u003c\/span\u003ehe 2024 Old Vines White continues the marriage of old vine Chenin Blanc with Mediterranean varieties planted on the Granite, Schist and Iron based soils of the Swartland. The incredible texture and backbone of the blend is brought by low yielding old-vine Chenin Blanc grown on all these soils. The Clairette Blanche and Grenache Blanc add layers of salinity and freshness, and its opulent fragrance is from the Viognier, Semillon Gris and Verdelho. These vineyards are up to sixty-eight years old, and all  sustainably farmed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The 2024 Old Vines White comes from vines up to 70 years old on granite soils in the Paardeberg. This blend is predominantly Chenin Blanc (68%) and is aged in 500-litre used barrels and 2,000-litre foudre. It has a pretty, quite waxy, honeysuckle-tinged bouquet with a hint of wet wool. Fine delineation. The palate is very well balanced with a keen line of acidity. 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Crafted using the traditional method from a blend led by Chenin Blanc, complemented by Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc, the wine is aged on its lees for a minimum of 24 months - twice the appellation requirement - creating a Cremant of remarkable finesse, freshness and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eVibrant, fresh and racy with waxed lemon, crisp green apple, stone fruit, brioche and fine bubbles. The perfect sparkling aperitif while also pairing beautifully with oysters, shellfish, smoked salmon and light canapés.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Langlois-Chateau","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55684607934840,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":55684607967608,"sku":null,"price":113.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/0835\/0238\/files\/LangloisCremantBrutbottle_2f8d6659-684a-41b3-b55d-8d562246357f.jpg?v=1737370559"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thewineroomscambridge.com\/collections\/chenin-blanc.oembed","provider":"The Wine Rooms Cambridge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}