Mon dieu. Although tested after midnight on midsummer’s eve alongside a Sauterne, this wine is so fresh and vibrant, deep dark dried fruits spiced up with some younger unripe ones, and honey, wax, and marmelade.
Mon dieu. Although tested after midnight on midsummer’s eve alongside a Sauterne, this wine is so fresh and vibrant, deep dark dried fruits spiced up with some younger unripe ones, and honey, wax, and marmelade.
Jun 25th, 2021
Lacks in length and acidity. Meh.
Lacks in length and acidity. Meh.
Feb 9th, 2020
Amazing.
Jan 9th, 2015
Lovely desert wine with vinegar pie at husk. So light and fresh at 37 years of age.
Lovely desert wine with vinegar pie at husk. So light and fresh at 37 years of age.
Apr 9th, 2022
Word has gotten around about how obsessed I am with this wine/vintage, so the bev director surprised me with a dessert pour. Same wine, same vintage, but different bottle & a week and a half later. Still a mind blowing wine, though this encounter (bottle had been open a bit longer) leaned more into the crème brûlée, toffee characteristics with less perceptible fresh fruit. Still one of my candidates for best of 2022…
Word has gotten around about how obsessed I am with this wine/vintage, so the bev director surprised me with a dessert pour. Same wine, same vintage, but different bottle & a week and a half later. Still a mind blowing wine, though this encounter (bottle had been open a bit longer) leaned more into the crème brûlée, toffee characteristics with less perceptible fresh fruit. Still one of my candidates for best of 2022…
Mar 11th, 2022Wow, just wow.
Imagine the platonic ideal of an apricot and then imagine something even better. That’s this wine. The fresh acidity, the lightness, the vibrancy, depth of flavor—pure magic.
Wow, just wow.
Imagine the platonic ideal of an apricot and then imagine something even better. That’s this wine. The fresh acidity, the lightness, the vibrancy, depth of flavor—pure magic.
Mar 2nd, 2022
1985
Feb 1st, 2020
Excellent off dry / dessert chenin blanc from the Loire from our birth year which is always fun (especially for such a tough year). Amber in the glass, very caramel / honey on the nose. Viscous and quite full. Could use a spot more acid but still a nice finish. Delicious.
Excellent off dry / dessert chenin blanc from the Loire from our birth year which is always fun (especially for such a tough year). Amber in the glass, very caramel / honey on the nose. Viscous and quite full. Could use a spot more acid but still a nice finish. Delicious.
Oct 21st, 2018
Whiskey cereal grain notes. Sweet maple at first but finishes savory.
Whiskey cereal grain notes. Sweet maple at first but finishes savory.
Sep 1st, 2018
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, France
