Wineloving communications professional / loves Loire wines / Brabantse Wijnsocieteit / wine blogger / All ratings considerate of price
Vintage 2023 | Domaine Remí Desbourdes | Chinon | Only 5% of Chinon bottles are white, made of Chenin Blanc. This white has minerality. — 6 days ago
Vintage 2023 | Domaine de la Tourette | Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie | Maëlle et Juliën le Coustumer | spicyness and good structure | paired with pike perch in a cream sauce with vegetables — 7 days ago
Vintage 2023 | Biodynamic Cabernet franc from Varrains | smell with predominantly spices and underlaying fruit, fine structure | paired with charcuterie — 4 days ago
Vintage 2019 | Domaine du Tillou | Arnaud Florent | Panzoult | cuvée la Pointe Vinière | This wine has 24 months barrel aging | it is a distinguished wine, for sure. Must make many people happy. But it loses some typicality of the Cabernet Franc in my opinion. — 6 days ago
Eleven Brewery | White | at burgemeester Jansen — 8 days ago
Vintage 2020 | development in colour, lemon curd in smell, galia melon and just a hint of honey, minerality in taste with characteristic acidity. Very fine. Paired with fish and vegetable fritters. At Villa st Antoine in Clisson. — 5 days ago
Vintage 2022 | Pascal Ricotier | Vin de pays du Val de Loire Chardonnay | Good structure and noticeable pretty bitters | paired with a salad tourangelle — 7 days ago
NV @delectable this is the sparkling ‘methode traditionnelle’ | Energetic and elegant. — 8 days ago
Vintage 2021 | Só true to type cab franc with playful raspberries, tight tannins with nice bitters, great future | paired with tagliatelle oyster mushrooms, peppers and garlic, a Sardinian recipe we have been making for more than 30 years and a family favorite — 10 days ago
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2025 | My goodness this performs so much higher than the modest appellation; sophisticated smell with cedar and spices, very good structure and great taste. Paired with spaghetti carbonara. — a day ago