Mostly Young Loire Wines

K&L Wines, San Francisco
Tasted Saturday, March 18, 2017 by drwine2001 with 384 views

Flight 1 - Whites (6 Notes)

Flight 2 - Reds (5 Notes)

  • 2015 Pascal Bellier Cheverny Rouge

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Cheverny

    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.

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  • 2015 Château d'Epiré Anjou Rouge Clos de la Cerisaie

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou

    Ruby center. Also quite herbal and olivy. Light, tart dark red fruit, good acidity, short. Bleh, although better than the Bellier.

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  • 2015 François Chidaine Touraine Rouge

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine

    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.

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  • 2011 Domaine du Bel Air (Pierre et Rodolphe Gauthier) Bourgueil Clos Nouveau

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil

    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.

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  • 1989 Couly-Dutheil Chinon Clos de l'Echo

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon

    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.

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Flight 3 - Late Harvest (1 Note)

  • 2015 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Le Mont

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    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.

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