If your search for this wine lands you in Trader Joe’s, take along our handy Lucky 13 list of TJ’s wine here. More Wine Picks from Trader Joe’s – or Costco? While you are thanking Trader Joe’s, thank latitude as well. This semi-dry white wine with its crisp, light taste and flavors of ripe pear can be enjoyed with grilled seafood, pasta dishes or salads.
Only Champagne, Lorraine and Alsace have a more northerly location. Simply put, this is a wine that can satisfy those who profess preferences for the likes of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris.Ĭhablis is situated roughly halfway between the Côte d’Or and Paris. This is a Chardonnay that could please even those (like my wife) who fall into the ABC (anything but Chardonnay!) Camp. After all, we did call this a weekday wine in the photo caption above! It would also be perfect with potato chips and popcorn. It would pair well with cold shellfish, white fish and pastas in clam/cream sauces. The finish is tart, with a long fade of mineral and citrus. The palate is a melange of apples, pears and the aforementioned steely notes commonly found in wines from this area. 2020 Chablis 1° Cru 'La Forest' - Vincent Dauvissat - Bourgogne - 1 Bottle (0.75L), France. Stores and prices for 2020 Rene et Vincent Dauvissat-Camus La Forest. Notes of pear, apple and a tropical fruit salad on the nose. Users have rated this wine 5 out of 5 stars. So even before I poured the wine, I had a pretty good idea how it should taste. This particular bottle is also “unoaked” which means the wine won’t have any vanilla or toast flavors that come from aging the wine in oak barrels. The Chablis Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) requires the sole use of Chardonnay grapes. Chablis often have a “flinty” note, described by the French as “ goût de pierre à fusil” (“tasting of gunflint”) and sometimes as “steely”. The cooler-climate of this Burgundy region of France gives the wine more acidity, which gives the wine structure. But unlike the oaky-buttery (sometimes even cloying) California Chardonnay you may be thinking of, this is its opposite. So we were especially keen to kick the tires on this TJ’s wine find.Ĭhablis is made from Chardonnay grapes. In the modern wine trade, Chablis is a sought after wine which is rarely seen for under $30. Because it confused generations in the process. Many American wine drinkers first became familar with the name Chablis back when California winemakers were running amok bottling cheap jug wines with the Chablis name on the label. 2021 Sainte Celine Chablis, Burgundy, France ($15.99 Joe’s, California)įront label of the 2021 Sainte Celine Chablis, Burgundy, France.
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