Château Moncontour Tête De Cuvée Brut Sparkling Vouvray, Traditional Method, Ac, Loire, France
Sparkling White
Loire, France
$19.95 (207936)
Critic Reviews (4)
Here's a nicely representative sparkling Vouvray, with textbook baked apple, honey and hay flavours. The palate is...
A bright, vibrant wine and one quite typical of chenin of Vouvray with notes of grass and parmesan. A little...
This pours surprisingly golden/mature. It has a soft, honeyed, peach and vaguely bready nose, again showing some...
A note of washed rind cheese meets high citrus acidity in this extremely frothy sparkling chenin blanc. Notably...
Community Reviews (6)
Tête de cuvee literally means ‘head blend’, which in this case can be a touch misleading since the wine is purely Chenin Blanc. The ‘blend’ refers to multiple vintages which creates a consistent tasting product from one year to the next (that’s the secret of Champagne as well). They’ve labelled it Brut (dry) but there is a touch of sweetness which is lovely alongside the toasty notes. Nicely balanced and a great finish. At $16, I’d buy several bottles of this to have on hand for drop-in guests. Try it with or without food. (Northof9finewine, April 2011)
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Lemon to pale gold colour. This sparkling chenin blanc gives off citrussy aromas followed by lightly toasted bread and apples. The palate is lively with a medium aggressive mousse, dry but soft. Flavours of lemon peel, ripe apple, orange glaze and brioche are followed by a toasty/oaky finish. Im not sure if the cuvee spent any time in oak, but some wood notes are present on the finish. Very delicious with a touch of caramel that also lingers. Enjoy with rich hors dourves or on its own. Tasted June '11.
This is a lovely sparkler that won’t hurt the pocket book. Green apple notes dominate the nose. Palate offers layers of green apple, citrus, while a slight mineral edge on the finish. Great acidity, very food friendly.
(tasted August 2011)
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Bright nose of green apple, pear and lime blossom. Crisp apple-lemony palate. Medium finish. Fantastic for the price!
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