Name: Latour
Chablis La Chanfleeure
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Burgundy
Country: France
Year: 2010
Price: $28
Shop/wine
critic/winery review: Chablis
remains one of the best bargains for white Burgundy and this one from Louis
Latour, one of Burgundy’s best producers, should be snapped up. This
village Chablis -- Chanfleure is the name of the pipette used to extract wine
from a barrel for tasting -- is clean and crisp with underlying invigorating
minerality and a zesty lemony finish. It’s “unoaked” Chardonnay at its
best.
My review: It’s
got that spoiled sweet smell that so many white wines disappoint me with, but
it’s not over powering with this one. Definitely gets better the more it sits
out. There are some light fruits coming though on the nose, like pear and
peach. The taste is pretty inexcusable. It’s overly acidic with a lasting bite
to it and a strangely bitter aftertaste. It’s almost starchy the way it coats
your mouth.
CONCLUSION: Would
not drink again.
Not tasted with food
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