The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive. Vignobles Lacheteau is a brand from the GCF Group a large French wine company that has multiple facilities in the Loire Valley of France.
The Story
Vignobles Lacheteau is Trader Joe’s brand that features wines from premier growing regions in the Loire Valley, They have a Chinon, a Sancerre, a Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, among others.
There is a Maison Lacheteau that oversees 100 domains and 1,000 hectare of vines. GCF Group or Les Grands Chais de France has been in business for over 40 years.
Vouvray is a small community (population 3,000) in the middle Loire Valley. The grape used to make Vouvray is Chenin Blanc.
The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 is 100% Chenin Blanc and is rated as a semi-dry wine. This indicates the wine is slightly sweet, the natural acidity in the grape should balance the sugar or sweetness.
Vouvray can be dry, a couple of stage of sweetness, a light spritz, or a full on Sparkling wine. Chenin Blanc is a very versiitile wine, a can vary in style and with growing region.
The alcohol content is 11.5%.
The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 Tasting Notes
The color is a pale olden yellow. The nose is lemon, melon, a sour, yet pleasing note, green apple, white peach, and a little tropical fruit. The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 is a very balanced and tasty White wine.
This Chenin Blanc (Vouvray) tastes like nectarine, peach, grapefruit, pear, apple, pineapple juice (unsweetened), and a hint of tropical fruit.
The acidity is balance and the wine has decent length.
The Summary
- The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 is a very tasty, well-balanced wine.
- After my first sip I thought, “wow, this tastes good”.
- An excellent summer sipper.
