1996 Château du Hureau Saumur Blanc
Community Tasting Note
BradKNYC wrote:
Saturday, September 19, 2015 - Chenin Fest: 28 Loire Chenin Blancs from 1995 - 1997. (Don Rice's.): I remember trying this wine back on release and not being particularly impressed by it and I haven't been a fan of it the times I've tasted it since then. This bottle was more of the same. It's always suffered from unclean cellars, indeed, it's clear that there's a fungus among us, though not tca. Just a clumsy dry wine that shows dirty barrels with some quince, stone fruits and mineral. B-/C+.
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Comment posted by MikeATL:
9/25/2015 12:02:00 PM - Thanks for the note on this, though since I have several bottles left I'm not thrilled by the content. OTOH, a recent bottle of the 1997 was drinking very well.
Comment posted by BradKNYC:
9/25/2015 12:29:00 PM - I've never been a fan of their wines, Mike, so take that for what it's worth. That said, I don't think there were any fans of this wine that night. Slowly trying to get all my notes up. I think we had around 28 Loire Chenin from '95 - '97.