Beaujolais Villages Blanc Cuvée Chantemerle

This wine has a lovely deep lemon/straw colour and is clear as crystal.  On the nose there is plenty of citrus with a hint of sweetness in the background. In the mouth this wine comes alive. It is deep and rich with a delightful creaminess. Although only a few years old, it shows maturity beyond its years. Flavours of apricot, apple, lemon and lime. The light oaking gives a hint of vanilla but no more.

This is an elegant and delicious wine.

Robb says of the 2009 (April 2018): Awesome!

Ben says of the 2010 (August 2018): Another utterly beautiful wine. Closer in style to the 2013 but the rich creaminess comes as a delayed effect rather than being present from the off.

Ben says of the 2011 (August 2018): So different from the 2013. The nose is far lighter and, in the mouth, it seems almost crystalline. The oak seems to have disappeared until the vanilla comes through in the long finish.

Ben says of the 2017 (December 2018): I love the mature Chantemerles but I also love this young, fresh, version. It has yet to develop the creamy lusciousness that years will bestow upon it but it it lovely already. Plenty of pear and citrus on the nose which transfer to the mouth along with pineapple and vanilla. Well balanced and delicious!

2013 Chantmerle tatsed by Anne McHale MW: in 2020 "Nutty, honeyed, with the new oak working in its flavours. 2013 was a vinatge that was marked by freshness and this still has it in volumes. Really beautiful"