Chateau de Suronde Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Chenin

Tasting notes & discussion 78

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Typically $65/bottle from Château de Suronde
Vintage 2003 and 2004 from Quarts de Chaume, Loire Valley
AbV 12.5% and 100% Chenin Blanc
93 and 94 points from Wine Enthusiast for 2003 and 2004 respectively
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About Château de Suronde
“[Francis] Poirel came upon a semi-abandoned estate in the prized Quarts de Chaume appellation. This magical spot for making sweet wine is situated on the northern banks of the Layon near the village of Rochefort-sur-Loire. The entire appellation is comprised of 41 hectares (102 acres), and it is entirely devoted to the Chenin grape, and more specifically sweet, late harvest and botrytis effected wines, for this is the area of the Layon where the noble rot botrytis cinerea is induced by the unique micro-climate.”

Loire-ance and the Ma-Chenin

TASTING NOTES:
2003 - “Golden hued from fifteen years of age, the wine is a melange of rich flavors. Think of orange and apricot jams stuffed into a baked apple with a dose of vanilla and oak draped over french toast. This is a rare and graceful sweet wine that is to be savored, respected and enjoyed.”

2004 - “This late release is showing beautifully, with glazed peach and pear notes lifted by hints of orange zest, green tea and honeysuckle. Fleshy, unctuous and yet still fresh on a finish rounded off by a burnished edge.”

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Florence and the Machine got their name from lead singer Florence Welch’s early performances with Isabella “Machine” Summers, who is still their keyboardist. Their teenage nicknames were “Florence Robot” and “Isabella Machine,” and rather than going with the mouthful “Florence Robot/Isa Machine,” Welch streamlined it to Florence and the Machine.

DRINK IT FROM (conventional option):
Standard white glass.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme option):
Out of the good glasses. Like, the best glasses you can find. It’s the good stuff.

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