- WINERY Domaine Julien Fouet
- GRAPE Chenin Blanc
- YEAR 2008
- COUNTRY France
- REGION Loire Valley
France’s Loire Valley is home to the Chenin Blanc grape, which makes crisp, minerally whites like this one from Domaine Julien Fouet.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
France’s Loire Valley is too often overlooked as a source of terrific white wines. Made from the Chenin Blanc grape, Loire Valley whites tend to be bracingly tart, with medium-bodied apple and peach flavors that often have a faint, honeyed sweetness. Domaine Fouet has been making dry, sweet and sparkling wines from Chenin Blanc in Saumur, a small subregion along the Loire River, for six generations. Julien Fouet farms the estate’s 37 acres of old vines organically and ages the wine in caves hollowed out of the local rock, called tuffeau, whose temperatures are perfect for maturing wine.
SMELL IT
Minerally scents of starfruit and green apples.
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TASTE IT
Lemon and white peach flavors with bracing acidity and distinct minerality.
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SERVE IT
Best with a meal or substantial hors d’oeuvres. Serve well chilled.
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