Paul Masson

9.2

Saltie girl — 18 days ago

Louis Martin

9.1

Lovely, crisp, tart, floral aroma and lemon accents. Nice on its own or with a picatta-style meal. — 2 months ago

Brenda Lin

9.1

Caramel, vanilla, but super light and refreshing — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Light to mid golden in colour. Aromatics of yellow orchard fruits and melon with a touch of honey/beeswax. An oxidative style - almost unctuous in texture. Great flavours. I don’t drink many Loire Valley wines - this was very good. — 2 months ago

Ely Cohn

9.5

The difference 40 years makes is maybe just a thin wooly blanket.

Pull it back and this thing's full of life - bright, vibrant, gas in the tank.

It’s brighter yellow than tired gold. Theres more fruit than decay. Sour apricots and yellow canned peaches, white popcorn and greasy bacon, and that foggy musk.

Acid rips through and does not give. Barely sweet with the demi-sec tag thats written right there but I'm not buying it.

Tonight this is 40 years old, just gettin' goin, just like me. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Beautiful wine with black fruits, spice box, dried herbs, earth & violet — 4 months ago

adela locsin

8.9

dependable gamay that’s better chilled — really feels like jammy blackberries in the mouth — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented to me blind at Tasting Group. The wine appears bright yellow with medium viscosity; no signs of sediment, gas or particles. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe orchard fruit: stone fruits, lemons, white flowers, lanolin and minerals. On the palate the wine is off-dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and full of character. The alcohol is medium+. Initial conclusions: this could be Chenin Blanc, Riesling or Chardonnay from France, Germany or the United States. But I didn’t get any petrol so I eliminated Riesling and I don’t think you could get the balance of fruit and high acid from California Chardonnay (and the oak would probably be so pronounced). So I called Chenin Blanc from France, from the Loire, Vouvray Demi-Sec. Well…I should have known this could be Joly! Close…but some miles away from each other and I’d like to have the confidence to call producer in this case. Drink now through 2034. — 2 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.6

What a night with pascaline Lepeltier, who after 50 years in wine teaches me a whole new spectrum. Absolutely wonderful. — 2 months ago

Yvonne Harter

9.2

We loved this wine with a black grouper with lemongrass…full bouquet, floral taste accented the somewhat Vietnamese dish. — 3 months ago

romo

9.2

Delightful yet more oily, less acidic than I recall. — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2018 “Brézé” pours a light straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing…maybe even youthful with notes of mostly tart orchard fruit: apple, pear, white flowers, lemon curd and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with saline minerals that dazzle. Technically brilliant, I get the sense this needs time before it has more to share. Better after 2028 and drink through 2040+?
— 4 months ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Forest floor, some leather aromas and flavors, lovely, crisp redfruited core, great acidity and balance, long, lingering finish, great juice!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Damian

9.0

Golden color. Medium acidity to med + acidity, dry. Notes of stone fruit, floral. This could use some age. — a month ago

Jason Gelman

9.5

the last of my 2014 stash and it’s a real beauty. 🤩. paired with linguine with mushrooms onions and garlic olive oil. perfect drinking window 👊 — 2 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Beautiful dry Vouvray Chenin Blanc, color suggests it’s fully mature, though I think it will still improve, long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 2 months ago

with Jim

Yan Gagnon

8.9

Plus moelleux que liquoreux. Des arômes et saveurs de fruits exotiques, ananas, touche de métal. Moyennement sucré, agréable. — 2 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.5

Honeysuckle, apricot marmalade, persimmon.

Silken. Super balanced. Bought two. One to drink tonight and one to drink down the line.

Tropical fruits, balanced acidity, melts on the palate like a pad of butter made of wildflowers and honey. — 3 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Dependably quaffable — 4 months ago

with Sarah

Tor Kenward

9.2

So good with 20 plus years of bottle age. — 4 months ago