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Tasted Monday, September 11, 2023 by lozatron with 52 views

Flight 1 - Veuve Cliquot and food from Aktar Islam (2 Notes)

One of each of the takeaway options - the man himself was checking the food before it went out. Jolly decent stuff and fairly priced given the location and the event.

  • 2015 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Vintage

    France, Champagne

    The sign said this was the 2012 Vintage, however the price was right so we soldiered on heroically. A little plush perhaps but by no means flabby, lovely mouthfeel but lacking the delicacy of the 12. Not sure I'd seek it out but at a ~30% markup on retail seemed a good deal.

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  • 2015 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame

    France, Champagne

    Compared to the regular vintage - a similar breadth and even plushness in the mouth, similar yeasty character but much greater poise and bite. Available at the bar for a little bit less than current retail this was the value pick.

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Flight 2 - Miles Mossop Wines tasting with Miles Mossop (5 Notes)

  • 2021 Miles Mossop Wines Sauvignon Blanc Chapter Four

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch

    Single vineyard bottle from old vines which grow untrellised close to the ground. Pale colour. On the nose, yeasty, a hint of incense. On the palate - none of the cat character I associate with this grape, but a lovely biting acidity, and a hint of frizzante. Somehow put me in mind of good dry Pinot Gris, although with a different shape in the mouth, more citric character maybe. Aged for 10 months in old 400l barrels, and 13.5% abv. Really liked this wine - not as much as the second Chenin I don't think, but depending on the price I might buy it just to have a Sauv Blanc that i like.

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  • 2021 Miles Mossop Wines Chenin Blanc Chapter Two

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland

    Colour - pale yellow. Lovely nose, a hint of liquorice, a bit reductive. Decent SA Chenin Blanc - would be interested to taste again.

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  • 2021 Miles Mossop Wines Chenin Blanc Chapter Three

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch

    Pale colour. Evidently the grapes are from the same farmer as the Sauv Blanc. More going on here - a bit more oomph, a bit more oak perhaps? This was really nice, really fun, I think it could go for a few years too.

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  • 2021 Miles Mossop Wines Cinsault Chapter One

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland

    Pale purple colour. Served chilled. Gentle nose, some white pepper perhaps, red fruits, maybe some rose. Grippy, light - this was a decent, fun wine but not a great deal more than that I don't think.

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  • 2018 Miles Mossop Wines Max

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch

    Served a bit warmer than I'd like - I think it could have been chilled given the weather. Deep purple colour. Nose - leather, cedar, some blackberry maybe? On the palate - some freshness, menthol, lovely balance. Carries its 14.5% abv lightly.

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Flight 3 - Moulin de Touchais Tasting with Cheeses from the Courtyard Dairy (4 Notes)

The conceit here was that we got a little spiel from the wine maker on each vintage, and then one from Andy at Courtyard Dairy for each of the cheeses. It worked really well - better than I expected - and the people I was with (aficionados but not fully committed wine nerds) really enjoyed it.

  • 2011 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

    The lightest of the flight, honey on the nose, a touch floral maybe. Served with Ingot goats cheese from the Courtyard Dairy - it was a good match, but to me the cheese outclassed the wine.

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  • 2003 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

    A big wine - epic nose, a lot going on, expansive on the palate - one can feel the heat of the vintage, one just feels that a bit more acidity would bring it into line.

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  • 1996 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

    More balanced than the 2003 which preceded it, and with a lovely nose of honeysuckle, quince. Something odd on the palate though - a kind of muteness from the TCA covered up by the sweetness maybe? I asked the winemaker to taste it and he thought it was good, and my tablemates liked it also, so perhaps a root day for me. Paired with Young Buck from the Courtyard Dairy.

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  • 1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

    OK my faith is restored - the wine gods are at least smiling on this one. There's a hint of oxidation on the nose, and on the palate, but beautifully in balance. There's intensity, concentration and a pleasingly long finish with a kick of acidity. Paired with Doddington cheese from the Courtyard Dairy, a kind of "not very" blue cheese that just went perfectly. Given the small increase in price from the younger vintages, this has to be the one to go for.

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