Today's homework was another semi-blind tasting of French whites. This one was easy, and you have no idea what a relief it is to say that. The Chablis, from Domaine de Malandes, was the boneless skinless chicken breast of the white wine world. Crisp, clean chardonnay, lemony, zingy, with a bit of minerality. Very basic and correct. The Pouilly-Fuisse, an oak treated Chardonnay, was in fact smoky as one might expect, and had an oily texture that went great with hummus. The Chablis scares me a little, however. Chardonnay isn't aromatic and it's lack of oak or noticeable tinkering make me think that in a totally blind situation, this could be anything.
More study. More tasting.
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