Name: Ballentine Chenin BlancVariety: Chenin Blanc
Region: Napa Valley
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: $10 - $15
Winemaker's Review(via finewineandgoodspirits
.com): "Our 2009 Chenin Blanc has some of the most vibrant aromatics we have seen in this wine. It has aromas of peaches, pears, citrus blossoms, sage, honeysuckle, apple, lime, and lemon. We make this wine crisp, clean, fruit forward, and it is a great palate cleanser. The structure is full and silky with a crisp finish. The wine has a zesty citrus character on the palate with notes of peach, melon, floral blossoms, and spice. This Chenin Blanc has a very fruity nature to it, but is absolutely made in a dry style which allows the finish to linger with clean citrus and floral flavors."
My Review: This wine has a clear appearance with a slightly yellow tinge (bottle was empty in the picture, oops) with a crisp citrus nose. The flavor was dry, medium bodied with a tart acidity and citrus notes. Personally, I am not a big fan of dry wines, so I did not love this, but it had a decent flavor. We tried it with shrimp scampi, and I liked it a little more because the food pairing made the wine slightly sweeter and I didn't detect the dryness near as much.
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