With tonight's dinner of cheese tortellini tossed with roasted
vegetables, smoked chicken-apple sausage and pesto, we opened:

2005 Francois Cazin (Le Petit Chambord) Cour-Cheverny
color: pale golden-yellow
nose: grapefruit and honey
palate: rich, rounded mouthfeel, good acidity, citrus, melon, honey,
long finish

This wine from the Loire valley is made from the Romorantin grape, about
which I can tell you nothing more than it's white. Jean and I both
agreed that it bears more than a passing resemblance to Grüner
Veltliner, except that it lacks the pepper and green pea flavors that we
often associate with GV. The only other example of this wine that we
had was a 2001 consumed last Fall and which didn't really show us much.
This wine was a different story and impressed us both.
13.5% ABV and $13.49 with case discount.

Mark Lipton


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