Zachary Ross
Zachary Ross
"I'd like Vouvray to be more expensive."
"I'd like to see Vouvray make a comeback." - K. Lynch
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"I'd like Vouvray to be more expensive."
Saul Mutchnick
Saul Mutchnick
And here I thought that it had been here for years.
Sharon Bowman
Sharon Bowman
That's not what Lettie thinks.
Sharon Bowman
Sharon Bowman
Bonus quote:
"The wines vary from neutral and thin with high acidity (particularly when the grape is over cropped) to minerally, even chalky, with the intensity and longevity of a great Chablis."
"The wines vary from neutral and thin with high acidity (particularly when the grape is over cropped) to minerally, even chalky, with the intensity and longevity of a great Chablis."
I could manage to agree with Kermit--most Vouvray is actually crappy sparkling wine made for industrial consumers (airlines, for instance). Plenty of the rest is no good either. I am sure that growers with ambition could make a hell of a lot of much better wine from many spots than is currently produced.
I'm not sure how that happens, except by the examples of a few and the wave of people trying innovative things in other unfashionable spots in the Touraine.
I'm not sure how that happens, except by the examples of a few and the wave of people trying innovative things in other unfashionable spots in the Touraine.
Bill Lundstrom
Bill Lundstrom
I dont like her writing style. Too breezy. And, can an aroma be "spicy" ?
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
I think so.
Allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, even pepper has an odor; not too outlandish to call those spicy, is it?
Best, Jim
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Yeah, sure. I can still afford beer.
Um, yeah. I'd kindah like to see prices stay where they are so I don't get priced out of another one of my favorite wine regions.
I really don't understand Lettie's slant in that she seems to really bolster South Africa's mark on it. I've certainly liked a number of South African Chenins as pleasant quaffers, but I've never had one that comes anywhere near as compelling as one from the usual suspects from the Loire and when I see the pricing for some of the top sweet wines from SA, I just have to shake my head when I think about what I can get from the Loire for less.
I really don't understand Lettie's slant in that she seems to really bolster South Africa's mark on it. I've certainly liked a number of South African Chenins as pleasant quaffers, but I've never had one that comes anywhere near as compelling as one from the usual suspects from the Loire and when I see the pricing for some of the top sweet wines from SA, I just have to shake my head when I think about what I can get from the Loire for less.
Bill Lundstrom
Bill Lundstrom
you're right. i just never thougt of it thnat way.
Salil Benegal
Salil Benegal
It's Lettie Teague, it's not like you're reading any potentially award-winning writing there. (Well, maybe she might have a shot at the Bulwer-Lytton prize.)
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
I imagine Sharon was being ironical.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
What a very strange article.
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Especially given that Lettie wrote an article praising Huet.
That article is much more about Chenin worldwide than about Vouvray.
In my experience, I find little in common between the wines made from chenin in the New World and the wines of good growers of the same grape in the Loire valley from Touraine (Vouvray/Montlouis/Jasnières) or from Anjou (Savennières, Saumur, Coteaux du Layon). Chenin seems to be far less geographically versatile as a high quality grape than Riesling and Lettie concentrates mainly on non-Loire examples.
Personally I am thankful that the vinous masterpieces from Vouvray and the other Loire appellations lack the populist appeal of Chardonnay derived wines and therefore mostly avoid the ridiculous prices of top white Burg and Cali examples. The same goes for Riesling, though some of the German GGs are beginning to escalate.
Tristan Welles
Tristan Welles
"The Chenin Blanc grape is believed to have been first cultivated in the Loire Valley of France in the ninth century. But it was the winemakers of South Africa who really took it to heart."
says Lettie.