Wines made from the chenin blanc grape “are so underappreciated,” said Eric Asimov in The New York Times. Because the Loire Valley is almost alone in using the grape well, chenin blancs are not nearly as popular as chardonnays or Rieslings. Even Vouvrays, the best-known of chenin blancs, are “priced gently given their high quality.” Among a “bevy of superb Vouvrays” now in the marketplace, here are three of the best.
2009 Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec ($30). Our favorite Vouvray is “stunning in its complex, intense flavors of lemon, honeysuckle, mint, and minerals.”
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