Laura Michael Wines Chenin Blanc

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Typically $30/bottle from Laura Michael Wines
Vintage 2023 from Clarksburg
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About Laura Michael Wines: “Laura and Michael Swanton recently celebrated 25 years of winemaking in Calistoga. The boutique winery is known for Zinfandel, but also produces single vineyard designated Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, a Calistoga red blend called ‘A Quiet Moment’ and a Napa Brut specially commissioned for the anniversary. The Chenin Blanc project came along and they could not resist.”

Chūnin Blanc

TASTING NOTES: “The 2023 Clarksburg Chenin Blanc is light, bright and crisp, exactly as a Chenin Blanc should be and perfect for the upcoming spring and summer months. Lovely aromatics abound! Light straw in color, the beautiful bouquet delights the nose and a hint of minerality adds body and a refreshing finish.” (AbV 13%, pH 3.47
TA 0.59 g/100mL)

VARIETALS: 100% Chenin Blanc

BARRELS: Guessing stainless steel, but someone might know better…

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Chūnin.

Oh Christ, who let this guy bring Naruto up on a dang wine sale? So Naruto is probably one of the most famous long-running shonen manga/anime out of Japan. Up there with Dragonball Z and One Piece. It was a titan of the early 2000’s. So Naruto lives in a village where a very viable profession is ninja. Literally, the whole village seems to be run on a hierarchy of ninja, with one super special ninja leading them as the “hokage.”

Naruto went to ninja school long enough to just barely graduate as a genin, the lowest rank of ninja. He gets paired up with two other kids who aren’t huge fans of his and sent on missions under the supervision of a more seasoned ninja, missions that are how the village makes its money. Along the way they get closer, learn more about each other, become more skilled and harden their resolve, the usual stuff. Eventually they are put forward for promotion to the level of chūnin, and the evaluation for it pits them against other genin from their village as well as genin from other villages in four grueling exams. These were the Chūnin Exams, and honestly, probably a peak for the series.

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