Chenin Blanc is a French white wine grape that shines in sparklers from Vouvray and also is well known in South Africa, where it is sometimes called Steen. Whatever you call it, the Green Dragon really loved this wine.
It’s a classic summer sipper with crispness and fragrances of peach and melon. On the palate there is apple and citrus along with minerality.
Dry Creek Vineyard has been producing Chenin Blanc with grapes sourced from Clarksburg since the early 1980s. It shows in the delicate, Loire Valley inspired flavors. This is a perfect food wine, as I discovered.
The wine is fermented in stainless steel, so it retains its crispness and the flavors are not concealed by oak. It’s a food friendly wine that is also wallet-friendly. It is a paltry $12. That’s not much when it can be the perfect pairing for a meal fit for a king.
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