September 2024: Club Whites

1. Fontainerie Vouvray 2022
The nose is lush with exotic fruits alongside notes of chalk, apple, quince and pear. The mouth is rich, smooth and delicious with a bursting apple attack and a crunchy, stony dry finish.
Details: dry chenin blanc from the Loire Valley
Drink: now
Pairing: garlic ginger shrimp
Available: $25/bot ($20 w/ followup coupon)

2. Collet Chablis “Valvan” 2022
We loved the notes of pear and lemon zest, mixing with oyster shells and limestone. Jasper Morris found it “generous yet classic…good stuff;” Neal Martin of Vinous writes “palate is well balanced with commendable weight and fruit concentration… focused.”
Details: organic, unoaked Chardonnay from Chablis
Drink: now-2 years
Pairing: goat cheese pasta
Available: $35/bot ($28 w/ followup coupon)

3. Salomon-Undhof Riesling “Pfaffenberg” 2018
From an extraordinary vineyard right on the Danube river, this is dry, remarkable wine. The nose opens smoky and dry, with lemon peel and herbs. The mouthfeel is rich, broad and palate coating on the attack but quickly distills into a lean, lithe, piercing mineral finish.
Details: old-vine dry Riesling from Austria
Drink: now-4 years
Pairing: pan seared halibut
Available: $45 ($36 w/ followup coupon)