This Chenin Blanc is a wonderful, lipsmacking wine, taut and fresh with a super fruit intensity.
Tasting Notes:
Bright and pale yellow in the glass. The nose displays hints of green apple skin, citrus fruit and fresh cut grass. This bone-dry white shows terrific balance, with refreshing acidity and minerality. The limestone mouthfeel is supplemented by juicy grapefruit aromas on the finish.
Specification
ABV 11.5%
Size 75cl
Drinking Window Drink now
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Area IGP d'Oc
Type White Wine
Grapes Chenin Blanc
Genres Vegan, Vegetarian
Vintage 2021 and 2023
Body Soft, fruity and aromatic
Producer Xavier Roger
Producer Overview Mastering the nuances of Southern French varietals and combining traditional and modern winemaking techniques, Xavier Roger wines are a superb example of the quality that are now being produced in the South of France.
Closure Type Screw cap
Food Matches Enjoy on its own or with your favourite food: fresh oysters, Pan-Asian fish, fried chicken and vegetable curry.
Press Comments Wine Merchant Top 100, 2022: "Flora, clean, well balanced; easy to drink. A well-made wine, good value" Brian Elliot, Midweek Wines, June 2021: "It is easy to think of Chenin Blanc as mainly a Loire or South African grape variety but, as this version testifies, it also prospers in Languedoc. Cooler parts of that region produce textured, largely dry white wines with acidic zing like this. Fresh but nicely textured, it provides ripe melon, apple and white peach flavours coupled here with grapefruit verve, ginger elements and just a hint of sweetness"
