Chinon AOP – Domaine Lambert – Chesnaies – white

Description

tasting notes: The nose opens on beeswax, quince and pear. It starts with a lovely attack, then a little roundness, with fine volume, on quince and beeswax. The palate is round and rich, with a thread of almost aniseed freshness that brings lovely balance and complexity to this cuvée.

grape variety: 100% chenin, on micaceous clay-limestone soil at Cravant les côteaux, hand-harvested, yield 30 hl/ha, sorting table, direct pneumatic pressing, indigenous yeasts, aged 24 months in barrels

pairings: Calf’s sweetbreads with ceps, sole meunière, monkfish in cream, blanquette de veau, fish or white meat in sauce, semi-aged goat’s cheeses,

T°S: 10-12°C