2010 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos du Breuil
Community Tasting Note
Jimywags wrote:
85 Points
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - Was so excited to find 5 375's of this wine at Half Wit last month. This wine blew me away earlier in the year with its chenin blanc in such a sec style. Have now had two from this lot and been disappointed both times. The bottles seemed way too advanced. Dark yellow color, honeyed flavors, and not nearly enough zing. Maybe they were damaged by heat? Not sure, but hope the remaining three break the streak. 85pts.
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Comment posted by zscheiner:
12/4/2014 8:56:00 PM - I've had 4 of these and none of them resembled your note. This wine is fabulous, not dark yellow and as of a year ago, not honeyed. I'd also guess heat damage. I've read that Half Wit won't hold shipping for mild weather so that suggests they may not be that concerned about storage temps. Couple of supporting links:
http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=94763#p1360178
http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=103300#p1519085
Comment posted by Vinsant:
12/6/2014 8:22:00 PM - Bummer JW
Comment posted by Jimywags:
12/17/2014 10:45:00 AM - Big bummer! The last bottle was really good. Two more left!