YOUR RESULTS for "FRANCE, LOIRE"

Medium aromatics include chamomile and lanolin.  The palate is medium weight with light floral notes such as honeysuckle. Fresh, clean and minerally with white peach and melon flavors. This is precise and focused; it's a wonderful aperitif or food wine.

This is a crisp and minerally white, perfectly cleansing when eating shellfish and light seafood. It gives flavors of pear flesh, vanilla, chalk, lemon oil and wet stone on the medium weight palate. The wine is juicy, refreshing and clean with some leesy notes providing texture that keeps it from being sharp.

The aromas begin soft and subtle, but then opens up with pure white flowers and citrus fruits, especially pink grapefruit. The palate is concentrated with citrus, poached pear and gooseberry and has profound notes of minerality and brisk acidity with touches of salt. This wine is sharp, precise and racy--a great alternative to Chablis.

 The Champalous are masters of Loire Chenin Blanc, producing Vouvray in all styles; this still, dry rendition, aged in stainless steel, represents their flagship cuvée. Gentle and refreshing on the palate, it boasts a delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes, making for a great apéritif or easy pairing with all sorts of dishes. 

This Loire white opens with sumptuous aromas of bruised orchard fruit, white flowers, orange peel, and limestone. The palate is high acid with yellow pear, unripe nectarine, lime zest, and some delicate floral notes. Refreshing and lively, the wine manages to be both concentrated and complex, and fresh and alive!

Wet stone and citrus join ripe grapefruit, lemon-lime and starfruit aromas. These continue on the palate along with gooseberry, granny smith apple and lemon notes. The wine is nicely balanced with gentle acidity and a rounder finish.

Our notes: Aromas are of plum, black cherry, earth and truffle. This is medium weight with black cherry, raspberry and plum fruit that's ripe, not tart. It is fresh with mostly pure fruit and a touch of cooked as well. There are hints of orange, cinnamon and chalk. Tannins are nicely rounded.

The nose gives strawberry, cranberry and red cherry cordial with some earthy soil component. The flavor is of summer strawberries, fresh bright raspberries with balanced acidity and body.

Deep, rich color and a classic Cabernet Franc nose of cherry, spice, earth, and black pepper. Fresh black berry, blueberry, black cherry fruits with black pepper, potting soil, and light smoke are the dominant flavors. Medium to medium plus in body, tannin, and acidity.

This wine demonstrates some interesting secondary character with touches of black plum, but mostly, forest floor, savory morel mushrooms, black olives, worn leather and smoke.

This stylish, medium-bodied wine is clean with fresh blackberry and black cherry notes; it is mineral driven with moderate acidity and integrated tannins. There is very little sulfur added at bottling. A perfect wine to serve with a chill!