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Aromas of dried pineapple and papaya. Mango, too. Full-bodied, focused and tight with a precise, medium-bodied palate...
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Bold, delivering apricot, melon and pear flavors gilded with a warm piecrust note. There's a light hazelnut hint...
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Features a lovely mix of honeysuckle, verbena, white peach, lemon peel and shortbread notes mixed together, with the...
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93-95 There was no malolactic fermentation and no Muscadelle this year—both unusual for Aile d’Argent. Composed...
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A very exotic Aile d’Argent with dried-mango, fresh-pineapple, and sliced-lemon aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and...
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97-98 Spicy and complex with cardamom, green apple, pineapple and dried lime. Hints of white chocolate and mango,...
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Barrel Sample. Crisp and tight with fine citrus flavors, the wine is beautifully proportioned with textured, zesty...
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This is so dense and layered with complex dried-pineapple, stone and cooked-apple character. Mineral undertones. Full...
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Exotic aromas of sliced mangoes and green papaya with undertones of pebbles and lemon rind. Full-bodied and dense —...
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Green papaya, pomelo, cream, flint and hints of wax on the nose. It’s full-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy...
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Sliced-apple and lime with some aniseed and licorice. Iodine, too. Full-bodied with linear acidity and a fine tannin...
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This is layered and serious, with intense yet subtle notes of dried pineapple, lemon, crushed stones and shells....
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A lively, bright and subtly citric dry white that starts quite sleek on the palate, but expands and gains in...
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This stunning white offers a rich display of mango and papaya flavors, gilded with peach, lemon curd and tangerine...
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This is best ygrec ever with pineapple and lemon. Full body yet vivid and fresh. Incredible energy and depth....
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This offers creamed yellow apple, green melon and verbena notes surrounded by a brioche and salted butter frame. The...
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A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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This is an exotic dry white with dried mango and pineapple and some slate throughout. Full-bodied with dense, rich...
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Chenin Blanc White Bordeaux France 750ml Pre-Arrival

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.