Greenish yellow. Intense, grassy nose. Good texture, lots of earth, medium weight. Mellow fruit, bright lime finish. One senses this is nearing the end of its days, at least that is how this bottle tasted.
Yellow/green. Strongly (disgustingly?) varietal aromatics of cat pee and cut grass. Light to medium weight. Bright acids, a tad of grapefruit, zippy, soil-filled finish. Dry. Good if you can get past the nose, but I had a hard time with this.
Full yellow. Cut hay. Medium weight, which makes it pretty light compared to other Chenins. All soil, minimal pear, sour finish. Your basic funky low end Savennières, meaning not very good. I've had way better from d'Epiré.
Medium yellow. Ridiculously pure pear aromas when compared to the fruitless wine that came before it. More typical glycerine Chenin Blanc weight and feel, although rather delicate, especially from a riper, richer vintage. Off dry, quince, soil, and uplifted orange acidity at the end, along with a fine, earthy finish. Classic Demi-Sec.
Light red. Very herbaceous-would have guessed Cabernet Franc rather than Pinot/Gamay. Some floral notes. Light and earthy with only a distant echo of red fruit. Not much to it.
Light ruby. Strong green olive scents. Medium weight, more texture than the 2 reds that preceded it. Soil, some red fruit, good acidic structure, tart, tannic finish. Needs a few years. Of these 3 wines that all retail for $14, this is the only one that delivers anything near $14 worth. Good.
Light red. Charcoal, red fruit, and olive-nice Cab Franc nose. Medium weight, properly dry entry, but this is the most pliant, supple red so far. Long, dry finish, prominent acidity and minerality. Good, especially for a weaker vintage. Not weedy and underripe like many 2011 Loire reds.
Light red with significant browning. Herbal aromatics with a background note of baked fruit. Light but lovely, elegant feel. Still has some fruit left, but this is attenuating and very secondary. Very good acidity for the year, drying tannins, and excellent minerality. I liked where it is now, but this is not a bottle to decant and aerate or hold on to.
Medium yellow. Exhilarating aromas of bright orange complemented by a scooch of honey. Glorious round feel but certainly not overly sweet or unctuous. Pure, rich citrus, thin vein of soil, already harmonious and long. Like the Demi-Sec tasted, very elegant and restrained. Not as big or botrytized as classic dessert Loire vintages such as 1989 or 1996, but finely poised. Without doubt, the best wine of the bunch today.
NV Domaine de la Louvetrie (Landron & Fils) Atmosphéres
France, Vin de Table Français
Pale, light bubbles. Herbal. Light, crisp, just off dry, some orange and minerality. Good.
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2014 Domaine Claude Branger Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Terroir Les Gras Moutons
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine
Pale yellow. Not sure if this is slightly corked. At any rate, muted and neutral in the mouth.
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2008 Gitton Père et Fils Sancerre Silex Galinot
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Greenish yellow. Intense, grassy nose. Good texture, lots of earth, medium weight. Mellow fruit, bright lime finish. One senses this is nearing the end of its days, at least that is how this bottle tasted.
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2014 Jonathan Didier Pabiot Pouilly-Fumé Cuvée Aubaine
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Yellow/green. Strongly (disgustingly?) varietal aromatics of cat pee and cut grass. Light to medium weight. Bright acids, a tad of grapefruit, zippy, soil-filled finish. Dry. Good if you can get past the nose, but I had a hard time with this.
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2015 Château d'Epiré Savennières
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières
Full yellow. Cut hay. Medium weight, which makes it pretty light compared to other Chenins. All soil, minimal pear, sour finish. Your basic funky low end Savennières, meaning not very good. I've had way better from d'Epiré.
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2015 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Medium yellow. Ridiculously pure pear aromas when compared to the fruitless wine that came before it. More typical glycerine Chenin Blanc weight and feel, although rather delicate, especially from a riper, richer vintage. Off dry, quince, soil, and uplifted orange acidity at the end, along with a fine, earthy finish. Classic Demi-Sec.
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