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Wine Details
Price:
$12.50 per bottle
Description:
The 2003 vintage was one of the warmest vintages in the last 10 years with hot weather lasting throughout the entire month of September. The last weeks of October finally brought arctic weather but not until all the grapes were ripened to their optimal potential. Cool sites for white wines were a prerequisite to retain delicate fruit flavors and reasonable acidity in the wines
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Varietal Definition
Chenin Blanc:
Classic white varietal of France's Loire Valley and now grown throughout the world. Known for its rather unusual 'wet-wool', 'damp straw' aromas, it tends to be more floral than fruity when young and gives high acidity, growing well in marginal climates. It ages well and its susceptibility to 'botrytis'* produces some of the great sweet wines of the Loire, for example Quarts de Chaume and Vouvray. It is grown widely in South Africa where it is known as 'Steen'.
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Optima:
Recent crossing of Riesling and Sylvaner grape with the Muller-Thurgau. Widely grown in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region of Germany and used for blending purposes in the white wines of the region.
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