Chasan

I just found out that I had unexpectedly tasted a grape that I had never tasted before during my Lourdes trip, and that was on the flight back from Paris. I forgot what I had for the meal but decided that I would try the white wine they were offering a Pays d'Oc IGP wine made from Chasan and Chardonnay. It was when I reviewed the pictures that I realised the possibility of the new grape and looking it up, I found that Chasan was a grape created in 1958, and possibly by crossing Chardonnay with Listan (or Palomino, the sherry grape). It is a grape grown mainly in the Languedoc region. Early budding but ripening late, it often does not get the chance to develop complexity and tends to end up in experimental Vin de Pays blends

As for this wine, it was a pale lemon with a slightly sweet fruity nose,. It was sweet acid and fruity on the palate with some nice acid in support.