Chateau aux Arc, “Altage” Reserve 2002
By Tim on Nov 6, 2005 in Chardonnay, Tasting Notes
One of the great side benefits of this podcast and blog is that from time to time listeners share some of their wines with me. This wine was sent to me this summer by Ethan from The Vision Thing blog and I forgot to post my notes here. So here they are:
Chateau aux Arc, “Altage” Reserve, Altus, Arkansas 2002 - A mysterious blend of white varieties with only Chardonnay disclosed on the back label. Further investigation found that Kerner, Muller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Oraniensteiner, Vignoles, and Vidal are also grown at the winery and presumably in the blend. Light straw in color, aromas of pear, honey, minerals; nutty pear, green apple and mineral flavors with the an off-dry finish that is slightly bitter and acidic. An interesting wine from a state you don’t expect fine wine to be made in. Score: 7.5/10
Thanks, again, Ethan for the vino and I am looking forward to checking out other wines from Arkansas in the future.
Hi Tim,
I really enjoy your podcast and look forward to the appearance of each episode. Just wanted to correct a spelling error in your article about the Chateau aux Arc: I think one of the grapes listed should be Scheurebe rather than Schreube.
Keep up the good work, and give some Austrian wines a try. I have really come to love them over the past year here in Germany.
Regards,
Dave