Purchased at Franklin Wines & Spirits in Brooklyn, NY
**Nose:** Some dried pineapple, brioche, jasmine, yellow apple, lemon pith, with a touch of chamomile to bring everything together. The complexity and intensity aren’t crazy high, but the cohesiveness and harmony of the aromas at play are certainly up there.
**Palate:** This is a rich, opulent, textural style of sparkler, near bone dry with notes aligning with the aromas: dried pineapple, pear, honeysuckle, brioche, white florals, and gingery spice underneath. The acidity was up there, not too overwhelming, a very structured style of sparkler for sure. There was really nothing in the way of true complexity or “sessionability” with this for me, it is a well made wine that doesn’t really deliver substantively, solely technically which is a shame as I’ve had great experiences with Robinot previously.
**Additional Thoughts:** My girlfriend loves Chenin Blanc and wasn’t really a fan of this either which is a shame. She doesn’t have a refined palate (yet), so she was legitimately shocked when I told her it was Chenin. There are fantastic expressions of sparkling Chenin, this just wasn’t what I hoped it’d be personally.
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**Jean-Pierre Robinot Fetembulles 2023**
**Region:** Loire Valley
100% Chenin Blanc
Purchased at Franklin Wines & Spirits in Brooklyn, NY
**Nose:** Some dried pineapple, brioche, jasmine, yellow apple, lemon pith, with a touch of chamomile to bring everything together. The complexity and intensity aren’t crazy high, but the cohesiveness and harmony of the aromas at play are certainly up there.
**Palate:** This is a rich, opulent, textural style of sparkler, near bone dry with notes aligning with the aromas: dried pineapple, pear, honeysuckle, brioche, white florals, and gingery spice underneath. The acidity was up there, not too overwhelming, a very structured style of sparkler for sure. There was really nothing in the way of true complexity or “sessionability” with this for me, it is a well made wine that doesn’t really deliver substantively, solely technically which is a shame as I’ve had great experiences with Robinot previously.
**Additional Thoughts:** My girlfriend loves Chenin Blanc and wasn’t really a fan of this either which is a shame. She doesn’t have a refined palate (yet), so she was legitimately shocked when I told her it was Chenin. There are fantastic expressions of sparkling Chenin, this just wasn’t what I hoped it’d be personally.