Our tasting group got together last night and opened a few bottles.
I've raked over my memory pretty well, but cannot recall ever having had a wine from this Loire appellation before.
2004 Domaine de la Charriere - Cuvee du Paradis - Jasnieres
It's pale yellow in the glass, and there's a somewhat odd note on the nose, something I can't quite place.
It's very minerally, but something's in there, maybe stewed tomato? Nope.
The wine's acidity literally makes my mouth water - intense grapefruity and lemon flavors dominate, and it has a sustained finish.
I jot down a few notes and move on to the next wine.
Later, when we revisit the wine, with food, I take a whiff, and blurt out, "Canned peas!" And that was the aroma I was struggling to recall. Unmistakeable.
In the end, I found the wine pretty interesting, and it paired well with a homemade goat cheese and scallop spread, but I neither loved nor hated it.
I had to mark it down for the canned peas, as I am not a big fan of canned vegie aromas in my wine.
I would drink it again. I'd love to try it with raw oysters.