Monthly tasting club LTC; Loire Valley, Vouvray

@ MvG
Tasted Thursday, September 5, 2013 by Zweder with 225 views

Introduction

We knew the theme, but not the wines. All wines were tasted blind.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2011 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Demi-Sec 88 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    High viscosity. Bouquet with white fruits, flowers, spiciness and anise/fennel. On the palate apples, minerals and grapefruit. Nicely dry. Still a bit edgy but a beautiful wine. Needs more ageing. Wait until 2017 at least. 88 for tonight.

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  • 2011 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg 90 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Bouquet with a firm amount of minerality and white fruits. On the palate a somewhat sweet start, minerals again, yellow fruits, grapefruit and also a touch of honey. Firm amount of bitterness in the finish. A full bodied and rich wine. Pleasant already and around 2020 probably even better.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 2010 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos Habert 90 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire

    Lush bouquet with ripe yellow fruits. On the palate a sweet start with impressions of honey, mango and good acidity. Creamy and round. A touch of pleasant bitterness in the long finish. The wine was just a slightly bit reductive. Not sure if it was the bottle, but it makes me wonder about the ageing potential. Tonight in this stage is was really tempting.

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  • 2007 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux 89 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire

    Bouquet with lots of white fruits and minerals. On the palate very tasty with ripe yellow fruits, some honey and good minerals. A firm dose of good acidity and the alcohol shows a bit. Very good wine now and the next 10++ years.

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  • 2009 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux 89 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire

    A lot of honey in both the bouquet as well as the taste. Minerals and good acidity behind it, but overall very mild with a lot of sweetness and a great length.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 2010 François Chidaine Vouvray Le Bouchet 89 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Bouquet with minerals, white and yellow fruits. On the palate quite focused with good minerality, melon, honey, apples, some sweetness and also good acidity. A bit controversial because it is focused at first, but showing some age in the finish. Would be interesting to see how this developes. For tonight 89.

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  • 2007 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Demi-Sec 90 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Ripe and lush yellow fruits, some spiciness and a touch of yeast in the bouquet. On the palate a sweet start with ripe yellow fruits like mango and papaya, also some honey. Good minerals as well. Some bitterness in the finish.

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  • 2008 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu 91 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Very special bouquet with polishing wax, apricots and honey, and completely different from Sauternes. On the palate polishing wax as well. A lot of sweetness. Some nuts, a lot of yellow tropical fruits, ripe apples and some minerals. A complex wine with an enormous length. Maybe not completely my taste, but this certainly deserves a score of 91 for the moment. Will last for at least another decade (or two).

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2003 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont 89 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Beautiful bouquet with honey, apricots and mango. On the palate a lot of sweetness, honey, minerals and good acidity to balance the sweetness. In the finish an bit drying and also some edges. Does it need more time? Could be. The score for tonight was 89.

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  • 2003 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Moelleux 92 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire

    Beautiful and expressive bouquet with honey, apricots, mango and other yellow tropical fruits. On the palate a lot of honey and caramel in a beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity. Beautiful ripe yellow fruits. A beautiful, round and harmonious wine.

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