La Poule Blanche 2008 and Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cailloux 2008, Blanc
Recently, we were lucky enough to spend a delightful evening with a couple of friends celebrating one of their birthdays, and we decided to celebrate with food and wine from France. So, we started out the evening with a delightful little white called La Poule Blanche 2008. The producer describes this blend of Chardonnay (45%), Sauvignon Blanc (29% and Viognier (26%) as: Fruity nose of peach, grapefruit, bananas and mango.?The palate is well balanced. A wonderful delicately wooded finish. Well, the winemaker’s description pretty much sums it up for me and for $11.99 a bottle – it is a wonderful chicken wine!
The other wine was a beautiful bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cailloux 2008, blanc. This is a wonderful white Rhone produced by Andre Brunel on the stony soil of Chateauneuf du Pape — a blend of 80% Rousanne, 10% Grenache and 10% Clairette. If you are not familiar with Rousanne, you owe it to yourself to save for this one. Full bodied, rich with an elegant mouth feel, this Rousanne delivers fruit, mineral, and pure joy. Only about 10% of the wine produced in Chateauneuf du Pape is white, so you may have to look around… but you won’t be disappointed.
Bon Appetit & Salud!
K
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