Domaine de Marc Bredif Vouvray 1999

My mate and I were trying to work out what type of a women Chenin Blanc would be. I proposed that if I was trying to pick up, on a night out, Riesling would be the 7pm pick up as it is sophisticated and elegant. Something that you would want to take home to your parents and have a nice Sunday roast with all of them. Sauvignon Blanc would be the 5am pick up as it is very in your face and you know what you are going to be getting. You might even wake up in the morning and think I shouldn't have had that last glass. Chenin blanc on the other hand sits about at the 11pm pick up because it has a swarve seduction about it and it can surprise the hell out of you, given a few years in the bottle.

Domaine de Marc Bredif Vouvray 1999

NOT READY FOR CONSUMPTION! This needs a few more years but I had fun watching this evolve in the glass. Do I want searing acidity? Yes as it will allow is elegant beauty to slowly work its way down the maturity track. At the moment it is musk stick and wet pebbles doing the lambada with honeysuckle and lime cordial. The texture of the wine is starting to ramp up but the acidity is still wedged in the wine which makes the wine finish dry.   I like it but I would like it more later on.

Alcohol: 12.5%
Price: $50
Rated: 94
Drink: Give it 5 more years
Importer: Negociants Australia

Marc Bredif Vouvray 2010

What can I say about this master of Vouray or Chenin Blanc? Just try his wines and find out.

Marc Bredif Vouvray 2010

My god this is fresh with flavours of glazed flowers and honey coated lemon.  The palate is light and refreshing which sits perfectly in term of its developmental window. These babies can take decades in the cellar yet I think they feel comfortable being consumed now.  It is the mid-palate that provides me with this idea as it has an element of fruity richness which reminds me of baked quinces. At this price it is aneasy buy number.

Alcohol: 12%
Price: $25
Rated: 86+
Drink: Whenever you like
Importer: Negociants

Marc Bredif Vouvray 1993

As with many wine regions in France, wines that possess the regional name, in this case Vouvray, are tightly controlled as to the make up of the contents.  As such this wine is 100% Chenin Blanc and it certainly feels like it.  If you had told me this was a 2 year old wine I would have believed you but this wine already has 19 years under its belt. The wines from this area are made mostly into still wines but you can find some delightful sparkling version. I wonder if the sparkling versions age as well as the still versions.

Marc Bredif Vouvray 1993

The wine starts out with a pungent slice of lemon rind before a fresh posy of French daisies enter the mix.  I just love the gentle flow of intense yet refreshing flavours that attack my mouth.  What is decidedly outrageous is the acidity that slices straight through the flavours of cracked pepper, tropical fruits and quince jelly.  It is as if a knife has been run over my tongue. Everything in this wine is balanced yet there is a hint of sulfur in the mid palate like you would normally find in a German Rizza so I am going to recommend you keep it for a bit longer before opening it.  Say another 20 years.

Alcohol: 12%
Price: $45
Rated: 92++
Drink: 2017 - give to your grand kids!