Vellamar Chenin Blanc Old Vine

Villa Vellamar · Willamette Valley, United States · 2017

Critic score

★★★★ ★

4.7 / 5 · 1007 reviews

★

Silver
Old World Masters

Tasting note

Luminous straw-yellow, offering honeyed apricot and candied lemon. The palate is structured and savoury, with fine-grained tannins ending polished and remarkably fresh. Try it with aged hard cheese.

TypeWine

StyleWhite

GrapeChenin Blanc

CountryUnited States

RegionWillamette Valley

Vintage2017

ABV12.6%

ProducerVilla Vellamar

Rating breakdown

5★ 28%

4★ 28%

3★ 22%

2★ 15%

1★ 8%

About Villa Vellamar

Founded 1975 · Willamette Valley, United States

Villa Vellamar is a wine house in Willamette Valley, United States. Under Lorenzo Castellan (Winemaker), the estate has built a reputation for wines of character and consistency.

Winemaker: Lorenzo Castellan

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