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!! — a year ago

with Jim

Mark Eastom

9.0

20-year old. Baked apples, toasted nuts, dried fruits. Warm. — 4 years ago

Rene Van De Beek

9.1

Wijn en dochter van hetzelfde jaar. Dochter naar de middelbare school en nog een heel leven voor de boeg. Wijn daarentegen had het best een paar jaar geleden gedronken kunnen wij worden. Maar desalniettemin nog mooi … — 5 years ago

Mike R

9.2

WNH Iowa and Saturday night — 7 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. — 8 years ago

Pascaline Lepeltier, MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Director Rouge Tomate New York

9.9

My first Demi-Sev 1938 from a pristine bottle. No significant RS left in the structure but you could see how important the sugar was to carry on until today incredible aromatics. Still very concentrated and powerful. The second vintage of Gaston Huet at the end of the estate making the wines. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.0

My first Condrieu? First guessed Pinot Blanc r pinot gris from Alsace given thicker body & mouthfeel.. Also echoes of chenin blanc w some rs, like Huet. Quite good but for the price point seems one is paying for real estate. Kermit imp — 10 years ago

with Paul and Owen

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. — 3 years 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

9.3

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. — 7 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

Seth Eli Barlow

9.0

This Vouvray is the Aretha Franklin of Vouvrays. Stately, sultry, larger than life, dammit if you won’t give it the respect it deserves then it’ll find a new man that will! Tasted it at the winery, because you always say yes when a winemaker asks if you want to taste something cool. — 9 years ago

with Dustin

Robert Lim

9.1

Beautifully balanced, stone fruit emerging, aromatic and a zippy acidity that provides structure for the sweetness. Another reason to love Chenin. — 10 years ago

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

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Sweet aroma explosion. Light honey, Mirabelle plums, apricots, white tea, candied orange peel, yet it remains so fresh.
On the palate this is so balance, so juicy, v. sweet to still fresh. And there’s depth, a hint of tannic structure, a stony, mineral finish.
Why have dessert when you can have this? — 4 years ago

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!! — 6 years ago

with Jim

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. — 7 years ago

Keesha Shepherd

9.1

Keesha had this 7 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.2

Impressive bubbles rivals Champagne. — 9 years ago

boyd

9.4

Love this wine. I would have guessed huet chenin Blanc blind. Deep, rich and decadent. Tons going on here. Layers upon layers. Honey, apricots, rich lemon meringue, almost like lemons off the grill. This is not a laser beam acidity wine. This covers the entire palate. — 10 years ago