Nose is very complex, with a sweet musky component, cinnamon, ripe cherry, and cracked stones. Opens in a surprisingly lean fashion that initially shows little fruit but then transitions to pure cherry fruit and clean stony notes as the long finish progresses. Light bodied and with crisp acids. Very distinctive style.
UPDATE: Night 2: more traditionally Beaujolais-like on the nose, with the sweet muskiness receding and intensely granitic minerality and tart cherries in the fore. In the mouth, the pungency of the tart cherry fruit is almost SweeTart-candy-like. Mouth-watering acids in the long finish. Upping it from a 9.0 to a 9.2. — 10 years ago

The most elegant tasting so far — 11 years ago
Perhaps a bit too old for its weight. — 9 years ago
Terrific. Deep golden in color. A sense of oxidation or maybe more like a sherry cask aroma. Dry. — 9 years ago
It's like butta, jiggy baby.
Bowfinger — 10 years ago
Clean and crisp chenin from a great producer — 11 years ago
Joe Weinberger
Forgot I had this but it was still alive and kickin! Shows what happens when an excellent producer makes a Nouveau--this is serious stuff. — 9 years ago