S.S. Mandani

9.2

Mineral, slight kumquat, citrus, stone fruit.

Lemon curd, mineral, stony/gravelly, just ripe stonefruit, slight orange blossom.

Slatey and clean. Nice fruit character. Good ageability. — 4 months ago

Paul Pacis

10

Apple, pear, Very Good, would definitely get again — 7 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Nothing like quality Chenin blanc to go with a Saturday bbq of Hawaiian grilled chicken etc. What a delight: vibrant marigolds & white flowers on nose; fennel, lychee, & mineral on palate. Medium Viscosity, somewhere btw Chidaine & Huet. Great juice. — 2 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

20-year old. Baked apples, toasted nuts, dried fruits. Warm. — 3 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

Le Mont is easily my favorite Chenin vineyard anywhere and 2017 I thought was particularly awesome so I bought it twice. It’s so expressive and so honest, unshowy. On second visit this wine is again a medley of zippy baked citrus, mango, ginger, passion fruit, and baking spice. Underneath it’s rich, but acidic enough to float. — 6 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.3

Great intensity but tight and not giving much at the moment. Focused, lemony, mineral, steel. Structured and incredibly concentrated on the palate. Tremendous balance and energy. Hold and wait in excitement! — 7 years ago

Mike Evans

9.5

Great complexity with great acidity and brightness. — 8 years ago

with Ryan and Eric

Jan A

9.4

Round and mellow — 5 months ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Slightly oxidized. Was hoping for more. — 7 months ago

Cristy

9.5

Jon’s rating — 8 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

The 2020 version of this cuvée once again notches into my top white wines ever. Elements are in balance and working with vim and vigor. Body is full, acid is bright and crystalline but somehow tender (that’s relative - it is still scorching). And the texture is world class. The floral and confectionary perfumes that emerge in time layered over wool and slate simply steal the show.

New Year, and let’s be honest the world seems to be hurtling past the point of no return into a black hole of shit, but I’m thankful for Roches Neuves / Boudignon / Huet / Closel and the other guiding lights of Loire Chenin, making what I maintain is some of the best wine on earth and selling it for a pittance (even at $80 this is a value) Until everyone else wises up, I will just be over here with my other Chenin zealots (here’s looking at you @Peter van den Besselaar ) nursing bottles of Saumur, Savennieres and Anjou and laughing at our good fortune. Not dry, #cheninjanuary — 3 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.1

I’ve had Jurassic Park Chenin from a handful of producers and I really like Jeff Fischer’s version. It’s dry Chenin in the shadow of, maybe, Huet dry Chenin. Creamy and acidic, fruity, floral, and spiced. Peaches, white flowers, and baking spices upfront. It picks up body from the lees and some time in oak. — 6 years ago

Keesha Shepherd

9.1

Keesha had this 7 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.2

Impressive bubbles rivals Champagne. — 8 years ago

Todd Anderson

9.5

Continues to drink better with more age. Very nicely balanced at present. For my taste, why let any other bottles sit longer? — 6 months ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Drier than the Huet 2010, but great minerality, lemony and faint honey, really an amazing dry Savennieres at age 25, long finish, very fine!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Peter Sultan

9.3

Much more subtle than I anticipated & compared to Chidaine, Huet,etc. Probably a bit closed & can use a decant at this stage. All kinds of pulverized shells & a low key minerality, long & lean in terms of texture. No wool or wax here. White flowers, Asian pear, & I want to say raw yellow zucchini ( though I may regret that). All kinds of complexity to taste. A ‘contemplative’ rather than a race horse wine-& hope my homeboy will hang onto his others so we can taste what age will do. Opened during an exhilarating Knicks win. — 3 years ago

with Owen

Doug Powers

9.6

OK, this is WAY too young to be drinking now, but I have plenty more and it was time to finally taste it. Great cut, acidity, minerality, as good a dry Chenin as I’ve had since visiting Huet about 10 years ago. Needs significant cellaring, hope I live long enough!! Cheers!! — 5 years ago

with Jim

Mike R

9.2

WNH Iowa and Saturday night — 6 years ago

with David, Aaron and 3 others

Michael Meyer

9.4

My first experience with this cuvée. Who knew it was this awesome? Fantastic sweet Chenin! In the same company as a fine Huet Moelleux. — 7 years ago