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Jasnières AC
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A tiny APPELLATION 25 miles north of Tours on the smaller Loire River in the central part of France's LOIRE Valley. Jasnières produces delicious DRY white wines from CHENIN BLANC, but because of this grape's high ACID levels, the wines seem SHARP and very, very DRY. Occasionally, the area produces small amounts of semisweet to sweet wines, which better balance the acidity of the Chenin Blanc grape. Occasionally, BOTRYTIS CINEREA infects the grapes and enhance the wines with delightful honey and apple nuances—these wines are produced in both dry and sweet versions.
Related Links: Appellation d'Origine Contrô, Loire, Chenin Blanc, glassy-winged sharpshooter, Botrytis cinerea
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1995 based on THE WINE LOVER'S COMPANION,
by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst.

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