On Mar 5, 7:53*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I opened a bottle of 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc last night with a
> dinner of seared scallops and shrimp with linguine. *Initially very
> tight, almost closed down, with a faint nose of lemon zest. *The wine
> opened up after 30 minutes in the glass so I decanted the rest of the
> bottle. *After decanting the wine showed pronounced minerality on the
> nose and a bit of salinity. *The palate was quite bright with
> grapefruit, fresh lemon and a bit of orange. *The finish was long and
> clean with significant stone and mineral notes and a touch of
> saltiness. *"A-/A"

Thanks, sounds great. I think 2001 was about as great for dry whites
as the more talked about sweet ones.
I'm sad all I have is a lone bottle of La Louviere.