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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 23, 2008 Friday Night Bubbles Cousin cultivates Gamay, Grolleau, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Chenin Blanc - there is something for everyone in this portfolio. They can be funky and a bit rustic, but they evolve beautifully in the glass and in the cellar, and offer a clean and pure expression of the terroir that is Layon. | | | | | |
| BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 4, 2012  Whoa! Clos Rougeard's rare (and pricey) Chenin Blanc is one of the most intriguing white wines of the Loire Valley. More, please. Briny. | | | WINE TASTING GUY APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts began in a French table area and tried some Sancerres (made from Sauvignon Blanc), some white Burgundys (made from Chardonnay) and some white blends. An under appreciated grape here in the Western world is Chenin Blanc. Domaine Francois Pinon from the Loire Valley makes some demi-sec (semi sweet) wines from Chenin blanc. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008  Loire Chenin Blanc Wine Dinner
Recently it was our turn to host wine group and I chose Loire Chenin Blancs as the theme. And this is an interloper, a wine made from the Romorantin grape, not a Chenin Blanc. Although I am not a fan of the 2005, my commitment to cellaring my '02s and '04s is renewed. And because our wine tastes are quite diverse. MORE >> - Recession Wines - Wines Under $15
Ben Hagan, one of the wine buyers at Slope Cellars in Park Slope, Brooklyn recommends (Slope Cellars prices listed) : Whites: 2006 Caves de Saumur Saumur Les Pouches, $13, LVDH Imports (100% Chenin Blanc). For several months now the Euro is comfortably in the 1.5 range. Yup, it costs over $1.50 to buy one Euro. So there. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008  Clos Rougeard.if I Ever Go Back
The white is called Breze and is 100% Chenin Blanc. have never tasted this wine - it retails at over $70 and I just haven't gone there yet on a Chenin. If I were ever to spend that kind of dough on a Chenin, it would be either this wine or a Joly Coul é e de Serrant. This retails for approximately $35. Bordeaux? MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008  Three Loire 05's for the Cellar
And if you're into cellaring wine, these will improve for at least a decade, probably longer. I'm guessing that people will eventually look to this as a benchmark for 2005 Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. Here is a concentrated and intense Loire Cab Franc that will reward time in the cellar. Even so, the quality is so obvious. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008  A Night of Loire Valley 1990's
have a lot of the young stuff in the cellar - shouldn't I know more about what happens to this wine in 20 years? Then again, keep in mind that I'm not terribly familiar with what good quality Chenin Blanc from a good vintage smells or tastes like when it matures. Another time and another post. Kind of a ragoût, anyway. Simple. MORE >>
- Dressner Portfolio Tasting Notes BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
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