Chenin blanc of Argentina — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
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Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
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Argentina is one of the most important wine producing countries in the New World, and the largest producer of wine in South America. The high-altitude deserts of the eastern Andes have given rise to a high-quality wine industry, and the Terroir of this region is well suited to Argentina's adopted Grape variety, the ubiquitous Malbec. Originally from France/bordeaux">Bordeaux, it is now the source of some of Argentina's most famous wines, which are characterized by brilliance and intensity, with Floral">floral notes and black fruit flavors. Covering just over 2.
What are the typical flavors of the Chenin blanc grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 27% of Chenin blanc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 22% of Chenin blanc
- MicrobioPresent in 15% of Chenin blanc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 15% of Chenin blanc
- EarthPresent in 14% of Chenin blanc
- OakPresent in 10% of Chenin blanc
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Chenin blanc
- Green applePresent in 4% of Chenin blanc
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Chenin blanc
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Chenin blanc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Chenin blanc
- TropicalPresent in 2% of Chenin blanc
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Chenin blanc
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Chenin blanc
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Chenin blanc
- PeachPresent in 1% of Chenin blanc
- ButterPresent in 1% of Chenin blanc
- ApricotPresent in 1% of Chenin blanc
- LemonPresent in 1% of Chenin blanc
- PearPresent in 1% of Chenin blanc