November 28, 2019 - Found this last(?) bottle in the corner of the cellar. Quite delicious. Excellent acid foils with very full and fat and long Old World - Sauvignon Blanc flavors. Some nutty oxidation, but nothing off-putting. Not that complicated, otherwise. I don’t think I would wait another 5 years for the next bottle, but I’m sure it would last in a proper cellar.
August 6, 2013 - Refreshing, tart and excellent length as flavors linger. Likely in its sweet spot. Excellent with a salmon filet stuffed with crab. Best sauvignon blanc this summer.
December 4, 2011 - Lovely citrus and mineral nose. Lots of minerals and acidity to cut the viscous weight of this wine. Some oak peaks through on the finish. DR is a rock star of Touraine.
September 11, 2011 - Heir apparent to Didier D. Super crisp SB/
March 25, 2011 - Quite a bit of concentrations and flavors. Viscous with a lot of acidity and minerality. On the palette, citrus notes. Fresh and vibrant. The nose was spectacular. Best thing of the wine.
February 23, 2011 - Great value and great wine. Wish I knew the exact Cepage. Touraine AOC calls for Chenin, Sauvignan and Arbois and perhaps as much as 20% Chard. Ricard's whites are as good a value as any wines I am aware of.
December 27, 2010 - Green and tight
December 5, 2010 - This wine reveals the full potential of the sauvignon blanc grape and proves that truly fine, if not the very finest whites, can be made from it. Extremely low yields from the oldest vines, aged in new oak, yet costs no more than the better Sancerres and much less than the very top (Vatan, Cotat). None of the usual rough edges of S.B. wines (cat pee, newmown grass), with depth, dimension, complexity, precision, and a lingering finish. Will probably improve. Can't wait to stick it into a tasting with Dagueneau, Vatan, Cotat, Graeme's Garden from N.Z., and the two top crus of Henri Bourgeois.
November 9, 2010 - Even better than last. sommelier guessed cost to be $45 to $55
October 21, 2010 - Very subtle, very good. Very easy to drink. No hard edges, good minerality