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2005 Domaine Huet Vouvray Petillant
Bright straw with a delicate bead. Intensely perfumed, spicy bouquet displays pear skin, nectarine, honeysuckle and mace, along with a strong mineral undertone. Nervy and precise on the palate, offering lively citrus and orchard fruit flavors and a deeper note of peach pit. The floral quality echoes on the long, spicy, impressively precise finish. This will age and I'd love to stack it up against scores of Champagnes at anywhere near this price. 91 points 
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Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut
A petulant child might pout over dinner, refusing to eat and then throw a temper tantrum at bedtime, causing no end of anxiety, sleeplessness and stress to her parents. A Pétillant wine, however, is considerably nicer at mealtime, and drinking this beauty from the husband-and-wife team of Didier and Catherine Champalou could be your next new stress reliever! Floral on the nose, dry and clean as a whistle on the palate, this 100% chenin blanc sparkler is less austere and less effervescent than Champagne...
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NV, Pinon Vouvray Petillant
This clear, light-gold wine opens with a pop of its Champagne-type cork and pours with a frothy mousse that falls back fast. Good Chenin Blanc aromas of apples and honeydew melon add a touch of "woolly" minerality and just a hint of pumpkin-pie spice. Fresh and bright white-fruit flavors follow the nose, with barely perceptible sweetness cloaked by mouth-watering acidity. Crisp appley fruit and a touch of snappy citrus lingers in a long, clean finish. Its crisp acidity, prickly carbonation and fresh...
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$25.99 winehunter.com |
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