Chateau Ste. MichelleLimited Release Chenin Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Limited Release Chenin Blanc of Chateau Ste. Michelle in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Limited Release Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Limited Release Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Limited Release Chenin Blanc
The Limited Release Chenin Blanc of Chateau Ste. Michelle matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of express seafood spaghetti, soup of small rock fish (mediterranean) or rice with milk.
Details and technical informations about Chateau Ste. Michelle's Limited Release Chenin Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Limited Release Chenin Blanc from Chateau Ste. Michelle are 2018, 2016, 0, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Chateau Ste. Michelle
The Chateau Ste. Michelle is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 168 wines for sale in the of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills
The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.
The wine region of Washington
Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.
The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)
Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.
