Fabulous. This is why I age Briords! This magnum drunk in 2024 is fresh as a daisy and tasting pretty much just like Brooklynguy wrote back in 2016 (I've quoted his Cellartracker note below) but with an additional undertow of subtle earthy creamy mushroom characteristics that make me purr like a kitten. And I'd doubly emphasize the saline finish on the palate, which is simultaneously delicate and assertive.
The excerpt from Brooklyguy that still applies now: "The aromas are wild and complex with preserved lemon and savory herbs and black licorice and smoky minerals - absolutely pungent and fascinating and alluring. Palate is balanced and fresh, and shows a complexity that is equal to the nose, and the citric and saline and mineral finish just goes on and on. Wonderful wine, by any measure."
Couldn't have said better.
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Finally said goodbye to my oldest remaining bottle of Briords. $16 on release and drinks like a wine worth four times as much. Classic: chalk, lemon, brine, with just a bit of that mothball/pith note that I associate with aged Muscadet starting to creep in. May get funkier and more tertiary from here, but not a bad time to drink one if you still have them. The little wine that could.
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Good lord, I paid $14 for this bottle and it's drinking more like Chablis than Muscadet. 70% powdered stone and 30% sweet citrus, plus some pith. One of the finest aged Briords I can remember. Super.
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Powerful mineral bomb. All that lemony white pear with just a touch of straw like secondary stuff. The fruit is broader/weightier than you would expect. But the mineral aspect is really notable with 10 years in the bottle. I find I most often note minerality in very young wines. Rarely when older. This is was a strong exception. That being said on night two that really didn't show up. It drank kinda fatter then. Good stuff. But I have to say having had these wines with some age on them now though I wouldn't bother aging them. They last just fine but they don't gain anything or unwind in any interesting ways. No need. Enjoy in their youth when you know that minerality is kicking.
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What a beauty. This has aged so well. Integrated and plush but nervy and brisk, too. Classic salty, briny, floral tones but also lots of honeyed depth. So alive and vibrant, this bottle.
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Out of magnum. Underwhelming. Little in the way or detail, focus, or energy. The wine was perfectly good, creamy lees, correct. But just did not have a lot to say.
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My last bottle of this. I held it back to see what it would do with some aging. While it was still very good, I don't think it improved, and the nose developed some golden apple notes, which I don't enjoy as much as the citrus, mineral and saline qualities I find in the best Muscadet. I've had good luck with aging Muscadet for up to five years or so. Was eight years pushing it just a bit?
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As far as I know Briords is the single best deal in wine. It's got verve, class, minerals to die for, and even a touch of fruit. I'm not sure whether I like it any more with age. It darkens a bit, and fattens up without ever actually being fat, but it does lose a touch of that gorgeous fresh fruit and mineral component. Vintage, or at least my perception of it, is even a bit fungible at $18 or so. Anyways, this is solid stuff.
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This is the finest bottle of Muscadet I've ever had. The aromas are wild and complex with preserved lemon and savory herbs and black licorice and smoky minerals - absolutely pungent and fascinating and alluring. Palate is balanced and fresh, and shows a complexity that is equal to the nose, and the citric and saline and mineral finish just goes on and on. Wonderful wine, by any measure.
MuscaDay 2015: So brisk, briny, salty, full of lime and flowers. Intense, alive, nervy, but showing some refinement. I wish I had a half case of this to cellar and pop a bottle every year.
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Matched perfectly with some pasta topped with clams. Salty citrus, sea, quince, fresh herbs, and some secondary nuts rounding out the wine. Pepiere is always a good choice for a sip with anything from the sea.
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Rainy pavement nose with a strong shot of herby lychee and grapefruit. The palate is mostly about the minerality and gentle acidity as the fruit density is on the lower side. The fruit expression, which is like that of the nose only less so, seems the actually follow the expressive mineraly acids. Fantastic to a certain kind of or the right pairing. The lower fruit concentration limits this but it's certainly still a string wine of the kind. Probably not one for a long term aging curve.
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Sorry for the cliche, but excellent with Chatham oysters on the half-shell. Still drinks beautifully with just a little roundness compared with release.
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This wine has gone south into the land of peanut butter. Undrinkable. Either this wine is a "drink immediately" kind of affair or this is an off bottle in a unique way.
Seashells, salty minerals, citrus, light cheese, and dried herbs. Excellent match with mussels in a wine/herbs sauce. Really enjoyed the combo of the wine and fennel in the broth. Great value. Tart and crisp.
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Served quite chilled. White gold color. Nose of sea air, white flowers, sea air, granite. Great acidity and a hit of tartness out of the gate, then with time turning more bone dry laced with subtle layers of grapefruit and white peach. Flinty finish with some grip. Just terrific paired with slightly acidic food course (tomato soup).
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Day 1: light and etherial, but lacks any fruit Day 2: fruit peaked out Day 3: Acid came roaring in I dont know, maybe needs time, maybe just needs the right food.
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Probably the cleanest, lightest wine I've ever had. The nose had what might be best described as blue cheese like, but the taste was all lemony and briny. I now get why people rave so much about Muscadet. Wish I could find more.
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MuscaDay 2013 (Tom's House - Washington, DC): Salty and briny on the nose, with faint perfume and white flowers. The palate shows a salty, pure mineral aspect, a briny oceanic theme mixes with sweet citrus. Rich and long, and full of life for the cellar. Another taster wrote "Fuck yeah!" I concur.
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My usual note for this wine: Fuck yeah! Not so useful, I think , for the social media aspect, but this wine just makes me grin from ear to ear, particularly when paired with a few perfect oysters as an appetizer. If we're going to get into it though, it does seem like this is quieter than it was even 6 months ago - stick it in a corner and drink the '09s; I think this has the legs for the long haul.
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Opened one as my usual pairing with oysters. Salinity, precision, and long finish. Already very good. The surprise came 6 hours after opening. The nose really blossomed! some floral and wood notes, and still that long finish. Outstanding one, and goog omen for the future.
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Even I don't know where I'm getting this sensation but I've been thinking about it for 15 minutes and what comes most to mind as I repeatedly sniff the glass is clover. Never experienced that before with any Briords so I'm assuming it has more to do with me, today, than the wine. On the palate I can taste the things I'm used to--lemon, some kind of a slatey element--but also just a touch of honeycomb. To accompany Dungeness crab a little later; should be quite nice.
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Interesting aromas on the nose, reminding me both of fresh lemon zest along with something slightly funky, like an old lemon. Bright acidity immediately on the palate, primarily lemon/lime flavors with a touch of green apple and mineral in the finish. Overall a very nice wine, clean, zippy and enjoyable.
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Pale yellow. Sea salt, stone, lemon and a whiff of honey. Then lemon, honey and verbena on the tart finish. Pleasantly light while delivering a mouthful of flavor. Very happy I just got to stock up on this!
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Just an amazing sip for the $! Has great acids, full lemon/pear fruit, nice long finish, dry chalky flavors as well as honeyed herbs. Killed with oysters on the half shell and crab/shrimp stuffed Salmon off the BBQ. Loved the intense nose of sea foam, lemon, saline, a little iodine, unripe pear, and florals. Laser-like palate of shells, lemon, chalk, light melon, and stone. Hopefully, this will make its way into our cellar every year in multiple bottles. Muscadet and oysters= perfection!
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Still a killer on the nose, with a load of mineral/wet stone quality, but the palate doesn't pop so much at this point. Probably best to hold at this point and see where it goes.
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This bottle seemed a bit more clammed up than the last. Although still structured and complex, it still tighter and more unyielding than before, which leads me to think I should let the remaining bottles sleep a while, when they might surprise me with more to offer.
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First night: Well balanced and refreshing. Some carbonation the first night that was gone on the second. Did not get the intensity that I remember. Still very enjoyable and a fantastic qpr, glad I have a few more bottles with which to revisit.
Second night: citrus really showing through, everything more giving this time around. Chalky minerality. Rebuy: have enough of this, but future vintages, yes.
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Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer (Heirloom Cafe, San Francisco): Pale green. Surprising tropical scents of guava and even pineapple. Somewhat more weight than usual with this rich fruit, but quickly shows its racy, sleek, more stony side. This keeps getting better and better.
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Classic oceanic and citric attack with just enough of a white fruit core. On one hand it's as light as rainwater but on the other it brings brings deep vinous depth. Amazing.
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Point scores feel so arbitrary sometimes - a few extra for stickies, fewer for workhorse daily drinkers - and I feel I may be underrating this lovely muscadet. Austere and complicated, yet delicious and refreshing. Creamy and tasting of deep-ocean salinity and ancient sea-bed, with a tight ball of old-vine vinousness at its core. Absolutely classic.
Sure, I stocked up, but still feel like I never have enough of these around. In fact, my cellartracker consumption data shows I drink more of Mark Ollivier's wines than anyone's. So, back to the shop for more.
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From magnum. Sustained great balance and acid + mineral drive over 4 days, with little in the way of development, let alone exhaustion. At the same time, the flavors and aromas seemed just a tad reticent. So even more so than usual, this is one for the cellar.
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Almost the platonic ideal of a great summertime wine. Love the huge nose of green apples, fresh lemon peel, and flint and the lemony, salty, chalky, zippy acidic palate. Pair it with seafood, salad, or whatever; you'll be happy you did.
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Lean, mean acid fueled mineral bomb. White pear and restrained grapefruit are the many flavors. Lots of rainy pavement aromas and minerals tinges on the palate. Broad, fresh lemon juice like acidity. Gives the 07 a run for it's money. Terrific.
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Usually my favorite bottle of Muscadet but this one is feeling a little over-extracted and it has a slight back palate burn from alcohol. Make no mistake this is massive by Muscadet standards. It also has the brilliant acidity I'd expect. Something is just not coming together right now and it is entirely possible it will with time. These bottles tend to hold up some 10 years.
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Continues to show well. Very precise with tangy citrus and mineral flavors that deepen as it warms in the glass, eventually revealing a beautiful floral note that hovers above it all. Great Muscadet!
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Loire Spring Dinner (Heirloom Cafe, San Francisco): Pale. Musky, stony aromatics. Dry, light, understated fruit, excellent intensity and minerality. This has progressed well since I last tasted it some 4 months ago.
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From memory. Initially a bit muted but then opens up with aromas of granny smith apples, meyer lemon, grapefruit and nice minerality. Palate follows with a nice lingering finish. Seems a bit rounder and without the cut of previous years. But still really nice and a great bargain.
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Dinner With Alain Coudert, Francois Pinon, Marc Ollivier, and the Baudrys (Hundred Acres NYC): Excellent vintage of this, all of the classic acidity and salinity that defines this cuvee for me with just a bit of fruity substance in the background waiting to come to the fore as the acidity dies down over the years. My favorite since the '07 I think, this just cries out for a plate of salty seafood. Drink this now or wait a while for some of the acidity to die down, should be great either way.
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Le Muscadet donne selon moi parmis les meilleurs rapports qualité-prix en blanc en France, sinon dans le monde, et ce vin vient encore le confirmer. Quand je vois des vignerons aussi attentionnés et méticuleux que Luneau-Papin, Bossard ou Marc Ollivier vendre leurs vins autour de 20$ (et même beaucoup moins en France et aux USA), je me dis que notre monde est si injuste.
Ce Clos des Briords 2010 est un vin d'une droiture et d'une maturité de fruit irréprochable pour un blanc de son "rang". On retrouve un style plus classique qu'avec le 2009, mais toujours avec cette pointe de fruit (citron confit) qui vient lui apporter un petit côté gourmand. Un vin à mettre impérativement en cave pour en apprécier tout son potentiel, notamment à table.
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Nez assez timide sur la pomme verte... mais c'est en bouche que ça se passe. Attaque vive, puis le vin prend de l'amplitude pour se terminer avec une longue finale tranchante, avec acidité appuyée. Un vin impressionnant, un peu austère, sur la structure bien davantage que le fruit, qui évoque un peu Chablis et Sancerre. Fera une superbe bouteille de gastronomie. Très beau vin de roches.
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En fin blommig doft med en cirtus ton och i brist på bättre ord, druvig. I smaken går allt igen men direkt ur flaskan är den druviga tonen mer uppenbar och ordentligt med mineraler och en frisk syra. Efter 48 timmar i kylen så är det mer citrustoner. Syran och mineralerna har lagt sig för lite mer komplexitet.
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Pale straw with green flecks. Dances on the palate with a slight spritz of effervescence on the tip of the tongue followed by nice lift from the vibrant acidity and a creamy richness to round everything out. NOse of crushed shells, iodine, lemon zest, granny smith apple and a hint of reglisse. On the palate, flavours of briny quince, ceam and apple. This really needs another year or two to open up.
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I think this is just too young. It's citrusy and leesy, with good intensity and plenty of minerality and acid cut, but the fruit seems a bit simple at first It takes a lot of air to start to wake up but by that point the bottle was mostly empty.
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Dry and crisp. The wine has a pale straw color and a full body with a stony minerality on the nose and subtle hints of lemon zest and honey hiding deep within. The palate shows just a whisper of honey at first but is dominated by a flinty minerality on the mid and rear palate. Tremendous finish that shows pepper and some of the lemon zest on the nose.
Really good wine at $17. I will definitely pick up a couple more bottles to see how they improve with age.
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Lemon and minerals on a mostly closed nose with a faint touch of honey. The palate has piercing acidity, with minerals, slightly sour lemons, and a long, lingering finish.
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Nose: Smashed chalk and seashell, saltwater, apple skin, peanut skin, lime, and cellar dust. Dominated by mineral, and very nice.
Mouthfeel: Very dry and dusty, with a tiny hint of spritz when first poured.
Palate: A bit on the austere side, but with good follow-through of the mineral character of the nose, coconut, and structured with good bracing acid. The finish is very dry and nutty but rather short. This is certainly not a fruity wine; barely get any on the palate.
Loved the nose, less so the palate, but a good wine and a great value. I'm going to refrain from giving it a numerical score because I have a head cold and am not convinced I got everything it had to offer.
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Pale. Just full of tart citrus (first lemon and then slightly riper tangerine) and stone which cling long after swallowing the wine. The only things it is lacking are grip and intensity of the best vintages. Fine for current drinking but not a Briords for aging. Consistent impressions both times tasted.
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Lovely, as always. A bit less rounded than the 2009, but otherwise quite friendly and approachable for a young Briords. Quite generously lime-fruited in this vintage, with the minerality just a tad submerged.
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Subdued lemony aromas, with a twinge of yeast on the backend. Low-medium acidity with an herbaceous aftertaste. Dry and crisp, but with good weight. I like it.
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Man I loved the 2009 and am not as enthralled with the 2010. It's still good and a solid value but I miss the richness. Reading the notes, it seems like the 2010 may be more of the standard profile. I'll just wait for another warm year.
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Less rich than 2009, I kind of prefer it smooth, crisp, and as usual perfect pairing with seafood ( in this case mussels). Once again, I feel that I should buy more of it.
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Another incredible bottle. It benefits from air and is far more expressive at around 50 degrees versus a typical fridge temperature. This had bruised orchard fruit and seashell tones on the nose with an incredibly dense (for a Muscadet) palate that was clean, elegant and balanced. Hard to expect anything better for the price.
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Incredibly intense and precise wine. Lovely crushed sea shell nose showing hints of bruised orchard fruit and cereal grain. On the palate this shows lemon and mineral flavors that are intensely focused culminating in an energetic and long lasting finish. The pinnacle of Muscadet and the penultimate pairing for the raw bar. This is everything one comes to expect from Muscadet, but with the volume turned up a notch.
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Nice clean musacdet. One of the most reliable producers is the last several vintages. Not as complex on the backend as previous vintages but very typical on the nose with salinity, mouth-watering acidity, and lemon zest. These wines were built for shellfish
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Good fresh seawater tones with great minerality, subtle white florals and fresh melon. Palate is feminine and slightly denser than the mineral-water-like Sur Lie cuvee. Crisp, lively and complex, this is great.
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Flat out great bottle of $15 juice. Went well with caeser salad, risotto, and stood up well against some Copper River. Brisk acidity. Not quite as tart on the finish as past vintages. Pear, sea, quince, rocks, and Meyer lemon on the nose. Pear, quince, lemon, parsley, sea, and gravel on the palate. Nice long finish.
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Pale. Wonderful seashell aromatics that carry through to the palate, complemented by bitter citrus. On the plus side, extremely pure, mineral, and light, but it does not possess brisk acidity or as much intensity as I've come to expect from this cuvee.
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Pear and melon notes on the nose that lead to vibrant juiciness and evident minerality. Some yeasty notes and very focused with citrus notes. This wine really emerged as it warmed a bit in the glass. Great freshness and excellent acidity. The best is that this will deliver for years to come.
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Austere usually has a pejorative connotation but I'd use that term to describe this wine in a positive way. Taut, clean: lemon peel and marine air. Go long.
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5hr airtime in bottle. beautifully complex mineral, anise & sea shell nose w/ only hints of lemon zest. crisp, crunchy acids on the palate. great contrast to the '09. awesome wine.
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Solid, enjoyable Muscadet but for me a clear step down from the 2009. There's plenty of leesy citrus fruit, chalky minerality, and acid, but this lacks the depth and intensity of the 2009.
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seems to be a fantastic vintage for this great wine. clearly defined lemon and anise aromas, a hint of leesy saline depth. the wine is energetic and lean, with strong acidity and good balance. a vintage to go long on.
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3/2/2024 - Wicker Parker Likes this wine:
Fabulous. This is why I age Briords! This magnum drunk in 2024 is fresh as a daisy and tasting pretty much just like Brooklynguy wrote back in 2016 (I've quoted his Cellartracker note below) but with an additional undertow of subtle earthy creamy mushroom characteristics that make me purr like a kitten. And I'd doubly emphasize the saline finish on the palate, which is simultaneously delicate and assertive.
The excerpt from Brooklyguy that still applies now: "The aromas are wild and complex with preserved lemon and savory herbs and black licorice and smoky minerals - absolutely pungent and fascinating and alluring. Palate is balanced and fresh, and shows a complexity that is equal to the nose, and the citric and saline and mineral finish just goes on and on. Wonderful wine, by any measure."
Couldn't have said better.
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7/23/2022 - gregg g wrote:
Tired, little energy, fruit muted, poor bottle. I’ve had much better versions at this age. Is it the vintage or the bottle? Two more to check on.
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10/18/2021 - Enfant sauvage Likes this wine:
Finally said goodbye to my oldest remaining bottle of Briords. $16 on release and drinks like a wine worth four times as much. Classic: chalk, lemon, brine, with just a bit of that mothball/pith note that I associate with aged Muscadet starting to creep in. May get funkier and more tertiary from here, but not a bad time to drink one if you still have them. The little wine that could.
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9/22/2021 - lockandkey2 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very well made. Still great acidity, minerality, light fruit. Just starting to show hints of oxidation. An excellent way to say goodbye to summer.
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5/1/2021 - slanum wrote:
Good lord, I paid $14 for this bottle and it's drinking more like Chablis than Muscadet. 70% powdered stone and 30% sweet citrus, plus some pith. One of the finest aged Briords I can remember. Super.
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6/10/2020 - WetRock wrote:
Powerful mineral bomb. All that lemony white pear with just a touch of straw like secondary stuff. The fruit is broader/weightier than you would expect. But the mineral aspect is really notable with 10 years in the bottle. I find I most often note minerality in very young wines. Rarely when older. This is was a strong exception. That being said on night two that really didn't show up. It drank kinda fatter then. Good stuff. But I have to say having had these wines with some age on them now though I wouldn't bother aging them. They last just fine but they don't gain anything or unwind in any interesting ways. No need. Enjoy in their youth when you know that minerality is kicking.
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7/20/2019 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 92 Points
What a beauty. This has aged so well. Integrated and plush but nervy and brisk, too. Classic salty, briny, floral tones but also lots of honeyed depth. So alive and vibrant, this bottle.
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7/11/2019 - soyhead wrote:
my WOTN of the pepiere tasting. very fresh, great minerality, almost salty as commented on by RJ.
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11/16/2018 - brooklynguy wrote:
Out of magnum. Underwhelming. Little in the way or detail, focus, or energy. The wine was perfectly good, creamy lees, correct. But just did not have a lot to say.
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10/7/2018 - xwine wrote:
My last bottle of this. I held it back to see what it would do with some aging. While it was still very good, I don't think it improved, and the nose developed some golden apple notes, which I don't enjoy as much as the citrus, mineral and saline qualities I find in the best Muscadet. I've had good luck with aging Muscadet for up to five years or so. Was eight years pushing it just a bit?
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8/4/2018 - psmith wrote:
As far as I know Briords is the single best deal in wine. It's got verve, class, minerals to die for, and even a touch of fruit. I'm not sure whether I like it any more with age. It darkens a bit, and fattens up without ever actually being fat, but it does lose a touch of that gorgeous fresh fruit and mineral component. Vintage, or at least my perception of it, is even a bit fungible at $18 or so. Anyways, this is solid stuff.
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6/13/2018 - redwhiteandrich wrote: flawed
Corked to death. Booo
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1/18/2018 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Drinking very well. All about shells and stones.
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12/3/2016 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
This is the finest bottle of Muscadet I've ever had. The aromas are wild and complex with preserved lemon and savory herbs and black licorice and smoky minerals - absolutely pungent and fascinating and alluring. Palate is balanced and fresh, and shows a complexity that is equal to the nose, and the citric and saline and mineral finish just goes on and on. Wonderful wine, by any measure.
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7/28/2016 - pepmi wrote: flawed
Corked ever so slightly.
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11/14/2015 - rsbeck wrote: 91 Points
Pop and pour, drinking beautifully, lovely Briords. 91+
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10/14/2015 - rsbeck wrote: 91 Points
Popped, poured, consumed over next 90 minutes. This bottle was open for business. Excellent vintage, classic Briords.
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5/31/2015 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:
MuscaDay 2015: So brisk, briny, salty, full of lime and flowers. Intense, alive, nervy, but showing some refinement. I wish I had a half case of this to cellar and pop a bottle every year.
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2/21/2015 - Vinsant Likes this wine:
Matched perfectly with some pasta topped with clams. Salty citrus, sea, quince, fresh herbs, and some secondary nuts rounding out the wine. Pepiere is always a good choice for a sip with anything from the sea.
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11/9/2014 - WetRock wrote:
Rainy pavement nose with a strong shot of herby lychee and grapefruit. The palate is mostly about the minerality and gentle acidity as the fruit density is on the lower side. The fruit expression, which is like that of the nose only less so, seems the actually follow the expressive mineraly acids. Fantastic to a certain kind of or the right pairing. The lower fruit concentration limits this but it's certainly still a string wine of the kind. Probably not one for a long term aging curve.
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11/2/2014 - ksmith wrote: flawed
Slightly corked -- not enough to discard, but with a noticeable taste and aroma.
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9/6/2014 - cweiss wrote:
Sorry for the cliche, but excellent with Chatham oysters on the half-shell. Still drinks beautifully with just a little roundness compared with release.
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8/27/2014 - tbriggs Likes this wine:
This bottle was the best of the lot. lemon and seashell nose, good acid on the mouth with a salty finish. yum.
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8/9/2014 - RobertDwyer Does not like this wine: 78 Points
This wine has gone south into the land of peanut butter. Undrinkable. Either this wine is a "drink immediately" kind of affair or this is an off bottle in a unique way.
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8/4/2014 - Vinsant Likes this wine:
Seashells, salty minerals, citrus, light cheese, and dried herbs. Excellent match with mussels in a wine/herbs sauce. Really enjoyed the combo of the wine and fennel in the broth. Great value. Tart and crisp.
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8/3/2014 - rsbeck wrote: 88 Points
Drinking okay, but feels a little dumb right now, will probably be better in a year or two.
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8/3/2014 - coremill wrote: 88 Points
Out of magnum. Quite nice, lemony and chalky and seashelly, but without the intensity of Clisson, which IMO is clearly a better wine.
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6/2/2014 - rsbeck wrote: 91 Points
Another great vintage for this wine.
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7/27/2013 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Saturday Get Together (My Place): Another great bottle. As I've said before, this stuff is hard to beat.
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7/14/2013 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
Coming along beautifully. A bit of licorice, the whole seaside thing, and a purity and freshness that is really moving. Lovely lovely wine.
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6/10/2013 - DougLee wrote: 90 Points
Served quite chilled. White gold color. Nose of sea air, white flowers, sea air, granite. Great acidity and a hit of tartness out of the gate, then with time turning more bone dry laced with subtle layers of grapefruit and white peach. Flinty finish with some grip. Just terrific paired with slightly acidic food course (tomato soup).
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3/9/2013 - jsherdc Likes this wine: 88 Points
Day 1: light and etherial, but lacks any fruit
Day 2: fruit peaked out
Day 3: Acid came roaring in
I dont know, maybe needs time, maybe just needs the right food.
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2/24/2013 - manonthemoon wrote: 87 Points
Nose of floral, citrus, salt.
Palate was lemon, flroal, not as much cut.
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2/24/2013 - cweiss wrote:
Sorry for the cliche, but excellent with Wellfleet oysters on the half-shell.
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2/24/2013 - Kitura Likes this wine: 89 Points
Probably the cleanest, lightest wine I've ever had. The nose had what might be best described as blue cheese like, but the taste was all lemony and briny. I now get why people rave so much about Muscadet. Wish I could find more.
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2/24/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
MuscaDay 2013 (Tom's House - Washington, DC): Salty and briny on the nose, with faint perfume and white flowers. The palate shows a salty, pure mineral aspect, a briny oceanic theme mixes with sweet citrus. Rich and long, and full of life for the cellar. Another taster wrote "Fuck yeah!" I concur.
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2/23/2013 - stubbie999 wrote:
My usual note for this wine: Fuck yeah! Not so useful, I think , for the social media aspect, but this wine just makes me grin from ear to ear, particularly when paired with a few perfect oysters as an appetizer. If we're going to get into it though, it does seem like this is quieter than it was even 6 months ago - stick it in a corner and drink the '09s; I think this has the legs for the long haul.
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2/12/2013 - paulst Likes this wine: 90 Points
Slatey with smoothness; nice lean and precise lemony zesty smooth light peach and vanilla with a nice finish.
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2/10/2013 - jmht Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nose that hints of saline, lemon pith, palate of lemon, honey, floral and mineral tang. Delicious now, expect it will be much better with age.
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2/4/2013 - farinas Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fresh floral and fruit scents underscored by chalky terroir. Dry and crisp with salted finish. Good aperitif wine.
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1/14/2013 - Pierre-Yves wrote: 90 Points
Opened one as my usual pairing with oysters.
Salinity, precision, and long finish. Already very good.
The surprise came 6 hours after opening. The nose really blossomed! some floral and wood notes, and still that long finish.
Outstanding one, and goog omen for the future.
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1/10/2013 - slanum wrote:
Even I don't know where I'm getting this sensation but I've been thinking about it for 15 minutes and what comes most to mind as I repeatedly sniff the glass is clover. Never experienced that before with any Briords so I'm assuming it has more to do with me, today, than the wine. On the palate I can taste the things I'm used to--lemon, some kind of a slatey element--but also just a touch of honeycomb. To accompany Dungeness crab a little later; should be quite nice.
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12/25/2012 - srebbechi wrote: 88 Points
As prior
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12/19/2012 - paulst wrote: 90 Points
Soft and lively; smooth with decent acidity; light lemon curd.
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11/3/2012 - xwine wrote:
Terrific Briords. Fresh, bracing, saline, minerals, perfect with the oysters.
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11/1/2012 - gripNsip wrote: 87 Points
Interesting aromas on the nose, reminding me both of fresh lemon zest along with something slightly funky, like an old lemon. Bright acidity immediately on the palate, primarily lemon/lime flavors with a touch of green apple and mineral in the finish. Overall a very nice wine, clean, zippy and enjoyable.
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9/29/2012 - paulst wrote: 92 Points
Nice and bracey; smooth with great acidity; paired well with shellfish.
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9/29/2012 - Mistress of Wine wrote:
Pale yellow. Sea salt, stone, lemon and a whiff of honey. Then lemon, honey and verbena on the tart finish. Pleasantly light while delivering a mouthful of flavor. Very happy I just got to stock up on this!
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9/23/2012 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
I can only blame myself for not buying enough of this marvel. Serge - you are an idiot!
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8/9/2012 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
It's getting better and better, why did I only buy 6 bottles is beyond me!
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8/7/2012 - Vinsant wrote:
Just an amazing sip for the $! Has great acids, full lemon/pear fruit, nice long finish, dry chalky flavors as well as honeyed herbs. Killed with oysters on the half shell and crab/shrimp stuffed Salmon off the BBQ. Loved the intense nose of sea foam, lemon, saline, a little iodine, unripe pear, and florals. Laser-like palate of shells, lemon, chalk, light melon, and stone. Hopefully, this will make its way into our cellar every year in multiple bottles. Muscadet and oysters= perfection!
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8/3/2012 - ksmith wrote: flawed
Corked
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7/31/2012 - celtic67 wrote:
as before, just awesome. great vintage for briords.
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7/28/2012 - paulst wrote: 91 Points
Stoney refreshing light dry lemon earth expressive of Loire; balanced nice acidity; broad reach across the palate; easy and balanced; nice finish.
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7/27/2012 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Such a wonderful wine. It's like drinking shellfish. If you're not into that, move on.
best,
Matt
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7/21/2012 - pbjosh wrote:
Wonderful as always
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7/9/2012 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Still a killer on the nose, with a load of mineral/wet stone quality, but the palate doesn't pop so much at this point. Probably best to hold at this point and see where it goes.
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7/2/2012 - liteagilis wrote: 89 Points
Didn't notice the back palate burn I picked up on last time. Saline. Rich. Nervous acidity. Much better showing or I was just in a better mood
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6/30/2012 - Billigan wrote:
This bottle seemed a bit more clammed up than the last. Although still structured and complex, it still tighter and more unyielding than before, which leads me to think I should let the remaining bottles sleep a while, when they might surprise me with more to offer.
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6/23/2012 - ljl203 wrote:
Lemons and stones. Great balance with seafood.
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6/20/2012 - Alex H wrote: 77 Points
A little flat as the bottle was opened a day back. Some sour notes and kinda flat.
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6/11/2012 - tbriggs wrote:
First night: Well balanced and refreshing. Some carbonation the first night that was gone on the second. Did not get the intensity that I remember. Still very enjoyable and a fantastic qpr, glad I have a few more bottles with which to revisit.
Second night: citrus really showing through, everything more giving this time around. Chalky minerality. Rebuy: have enough of this, but future vintages, yes.
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6/10/2012 - ScottGoodwin Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very nice Muscadet. Typical crushed shell, saline and sea salt with pear, apple and melon. Not overly complex.
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6/10/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer (Heirloom Cafe, San Francisco): Pale green. Surprising tropical scents of guava and even pineapple. Somewhat more weight than usual with this rich fruit, but quickly shows its racy, sleek, more stony side. This keeps getting better and better.
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6/10/2012 - greenblanket wrote:
Classic oceanic and citric attack with just enough of a white fruit core. On one hand it's as light as rainwater but on the other it brings brings deep vinous depth. Amazing.
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6/4/2012 - marc d wrote:
yep another great one. decant it an hour or two if you can plan ahead, otherwise no worries.
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6/3/2012 - drinkfunkyanddance wrote:
Great wine, as always. Should have been a by-the-case purchase.
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6/3/2012 - cweiss wrote:
Drinkingb surprisingly well with fruitiness but stuffed with minerals. Some citrus.. Good match for simple preparation of roasted cod loin
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6/2/2012 - Riccardo Malocchio wrote: 90 Points
Point scores feel so arbitrary sometimes - a few extra for stickies, fewer for workhorse daily drinkers - and I feel I may be underrating this lovely muscadet. Austere and complicated, yet delicious and refreshing. Creamy and tasting of deep-ocean salinity and ancient sea-bed, with a tight ball of old-vine vinousness at its core. Absolutely classic.
Sure, I stocked up, but still feel like I never have enough of these around. In fact, my cellartracker consumption data shows I drink more of Mark Ollivier's wines than anyone's. So, back to the shop for more.
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6/2/2012 - ljl203 wrote: 89 Points
Pale straw color. Flinty lemon zest, a little hot. Delicious and refreshing. Just as good on day 2.
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6/1/2012 - Riccardo Malocchio wrote: flawed
Corked.
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5/27/2012 - Wicker Parker wrote:
From magnum. Sustained great balance and acid + mineral drive over 4 days, with little in the way of development, let alone exhaustion. At the same time, the flavors and aromas seemed just a tad reticent. So even more so than usual, this is one for the cellar.
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5/24/2012 - redwhiteandrich wrote: 93 Points
mineral bomb. tons of sea spray and oyster juice.
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5/23/2012 - MindMuse wrote: 89 Points
Lovely value Muscadet. Seemed somewhat weightier than expected. Good flavors and minerality.
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5/17/2012 - Billigan wrote: 92 Points
Almost the platonic ideal of a great summertime wine. Love the huge nose of green apples, fresh lemon peel, and flint and the lemony, salty, chalky, zippy acidic palate. Pair it with seafood, salad, or whatever; you'll be happy you did.
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5/16/2012 - WetRock wrote:
Lean, mean acid fueled mineral bomb. White pear and restrained grapefruit are the many flavors. Lots of rainy pavement aromas and minerals tinges on the palate. Broad, fresh lemon juice like acidity. Gives the 07 a run for it's money. Terrific.
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5/15/2012 - liteagilis wrote: 87 Points
Usually my favorite bottle of Muscadet but this one is feeling a little over-extracted and it has a slight back palate burn from alcohol. Make no mistake this is massive by Muscadet standards. It also has the brilliant acidity I'd expect. Something is just not coming together right now and it is entirely possible it will with time. These bottles tend to hold up some 10 years.
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5/12/2012 - jahlove wrote:
Continues to show well. Very precise with tangy citrus and mineral flavors that deepen as it warms in the glass, eventually revealing a beautiful floral note that hovers above it all. Great Muscadet!
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5/5/2012 - rhit wrote:
A nicely tensioned, fatter muscadet, with lots of great flavor. Delicious.
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4/29/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Loire Spring Dinner (Heirloom Cafe, San Francisco): Pale. Musky, stony aromatics. Dry, light, understated fruit, excellent intensity and minerality. This has progressed well since I last tasted it some 4 months ago.
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4/26/2012 - marc d wrote: flawed
slightly corked
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4/25/2012 - williamturck Likes this wine: 88 Points
Great value for money! Very mineral and high acid, juicy wine. Really like it.
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4/22/2012 - James Kim wrote: 91 Points
From memory. Initially a bit muted but then opens up with aromas of granny smith apples, meyer lemon, grapefruit and nice minerality. Palate follows with a nice lingering finish. Seems a bit rounder and without the cut of previous years. But still really nice and a great bargain.
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4/14/2012 - drinkfunkyanddance wrote:
Delicious and an ridiculous value as always. Best on day 2 & 3. Mineral, undefined citrus/apple, tension, and energy.
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4/6/2012 - zscheiner Likes this wine: 90 Points
No formal notes but really rocky with lots of lemon and lime juice and zest. Classic, delicious muscadet.
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3/19/2012 - Chris Newport wrote:
Dinner With Alain Coudert, Francois Pinon, Marc Ollivier, and the Baudrys (Hundred Acres NYC): Excellent vintage of this, all of the classic acidity and salinity that defines this cuvee for me with just a bit of fruity substance in the background waiting to come to the fore as the acidity dies down over the years. My favorite since the '07 I think, this just cries out for a plate of salty seafood. Drink this now or wait a while for some of the acidity to die down, should be great either way.
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3/19/2012 - ludwigbpm wrote: 91 Points
Le Muscadet donne selon moi parmis les meilleurs rapports qualité-prix en blanc en France, sinon dans le monde, et ce vin vient encore le confirmer. Quand je vois des vignerons aussi attentionnés et méticuleux que Luneau-Papin, Bossard ou Marc Ollivier vendre leurs vins autour de 20$ (et même beaucoup moins en France et aux USA), je me dis que notre monde est si injuste.
Ce Clos des Briords 2010 est un vin d'une droiture et d'une maturité de fruit irréprochable pour un blanc de son "rang". On retrouve un style plus classique qu'avec le 2009, mais toujours avec cette pointe de fruit (citron confit) qui vient lui apporter un petit côté gourmand. Un vin à mettre impérativement en cave pour en apprécier tout son potentiel, notamment à table.
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3/13/2012 - Villon wrote: 89 Points
Nez assez timide sur la pomme verte... mais c'est en bouche que ça se passe. Attaque vive, puis le vin prend de l'amplitude pour se terminer avec une longue finale tranchante, avec acidité appuyée. Un vin impressionnant, un peu austère, sur la structure bien davantage que le fruit, qui évoque un peu Chablis et Sancerre. Fera une superbe bouteille de gastronomie. Très beau vin de roches.
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3/8/2012 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Another in a long line of these bottles that performed well above it's $12.99 price.
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3/7/2012 - tooch wrote:
Seemed to have a bit more energy on the palate. Another great bottle.
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3/7/2012 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Similar note to before. Great energy and citrus.
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3/5/2012 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Similar notes as last night's bottle.
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3/5/2012 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Another dazzling bottle. Great lemon and mineral tones.
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3/2/2012 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Great minerality and floral notes on the palate with airy citrus tones folded in. Another beautiful bottle of Briords.
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2/28/2012 - Carolus81 wrote: 89 Points
En fin blommig doft med en cirtus ton och i brist på bättre ord, druvig. I smaken går allt igen men direkt ur flaskan är den druviga tonen mer uppenbar och ordentligt med mineraler och en frisk syra. Efter 48 timmar i kylen så är det mer citrustoner. Syran och mineralerna har lagt sig för lite mer komplexitet.
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2/27/2012 - shaftlet wrote: 90 Points
Pale straw with green flecks. Dances on the palate with a slight spritz of effervescence on the tip of the tongue followed by nice lift from the vibrant acidity and a creamy richness to round everything out. NOse of crushed shells, iodine, lemon zest, granny smith apple and a hint of reglisse. On the palate, flavours of briny quince, ceam and apple. This really needs another year or two to open up.
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2/26/2012 - coremill wrote: 88 Points
I think this is just too young. It's citrusy and leesy, with good intensity and plenty of minerality and acid cut, but the fruit seems a bit simple at first It takes a lot of air to start to wake up but by that point the bottle was mostly empty.
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2/24/2012 - Socrates Likes this wine:
Dry and crisp. The wine has a pale straw color and a full body with a stony minerality on the nose and subtle hints of lemon zest and honey hiding deep within. The palate shows just a whisper of honey at first but is dominated by a flinty minerality on the mid and rear palate. Tremendous finish that shows pepper and some of the lemon zest on the nose.
Really good wine at $17. I will definitely pick up a couple more bottles to see how they improve with age.
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1/20/2012 - kleng wrote: 89 Points
Lemon and minerals on a mostly closed nose with a faint touch of honey. The palate has piercing acidity, with minerals, slightly sour lemons, and a long, lingering finish.
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1/4/2012 - JVG wrote:
Color: Nice pale straw.
Nose: Smashed chalk and seashell, saltwater, apple skin, peanut skin, lime, and cellar dust. Dominated by mineral, and very nice.
Mouthfeel: Very dry and dusty, with a tiny hint of spritz when first poured.
Palate: A bit on the austere side, but with good follow-through of the mineral character of the nose, coconut, and structured with good bracing acid. The finish is very dry and nutty but rather short. This is certainly not a fruity wine; barely get any on the palate.
Loved the nose, less so the palate, but a good wine and a great value. I'm going to refrain from giving it a numerical score because I have a head cold and am not convinced I got everything it had to offer.
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12/28/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Pale. Just full of tart citrus (first lemon and then slightly riper tangerine) and stone which cling long after swallowing the wine. The only things it is lacking are grip and intensity of the best vintages. Fine for current drinking but not a Briords for aging. Consistent impressions both times tasted.
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12/27/2011 - 5laton wrote:
Lovely, as always. A bit less rounded than the 2009, but otherwise quite friendly and approachable for a young Briords. Quite generously lime-fruited in this vintage, with the minerality just a tad submerged.
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12/22/2011 - suchitoto Likes this wine:
great, simple, pleasant, tasty!
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12/12/2011 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
pleasant acidity, all signs of longevity, very enjoyable wine now and into the next 30 years.
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12/10/2011 - RobertDwyer wrote: 89 Points
Subdued lemony aromas, with a twinge of yeast on the backend. Low-medium acidity with an herbaceous aftertaste. Dry and crisp, but with good weight. I like it.
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12/5/2011 - wrrntl wrote: 91 Points
In my mind textbook muscadet!
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11/27/2011 - suthersm wrote: 87 Points
Man I loved the 2009 and am not as enthralled with the 2010. It's still good and a solid value but I miss the richness. Reading the notes, it seems like the 2010 may be more of the standard profile. I'll just wait for another warm year.
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11/25/2011 - Pierre-Yves wrote: 90 Points
Less rich than 2009, I kind of prefer it smooth, crisp, and as usual perfect pairing with seafood ( in this case mussels).
Once again, I feel that I should buy more of it.
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11/16/2011 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Another great bottle.
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11/15/2011 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Another incredible bottle. It benefits from air and is far more expressive at around 50 degrees versus a typical fridge temperature. This had bruised orchard fruit and seashell tones on the nose with an incredibly dense (for a Muscadet) palate that was clean, elegant and balanced. Hard to expect anything better for the price.
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11/15/2011 - jahlove wrote:
Incredibly intense and precise wine. Lovely crushed sea shell nose showing hints of bruised orchard fruit and cereal grain. On the palate this shows lemon and mineral flavors that are intensely focused culminating in an energetic and long lasting finish. The pinnacle of Muscadet and the penultimate pairing for the raw bar. This is everything one comes to expect from Muscadet, but with the volume turned up a notch.
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11/10/2011 - wrrntl wrote: 89 Points
Nice clean musacdet. One of the most reliable producers is the last several vintages. Not as complex on the backend as previous vintages but very typical on the nose with salinity, mouth-watering acidity, and lemon zest. These wines were built for shellfish
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11/9/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
oyster shells & minerals galore. reserved, elegant lemons on the palate. great tension. awesome wine.
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11/8/2011 - ylkim30 wrote:
Seawater and lemons on the nose, the palate is elegant, racy, and mineral. Faint hints of citrus as well. Very good.
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11/7/2011 - tooch wrote:
Dressner Dinner (Dino, Washington DC): Another beautiful bottle. As before, this is denser than the airy Sur Lie with perfect balance.
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11/4/2011 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Good fresh seawater tones with great minerality, subtle white florals and fresh melon. Palate is feminine and slightly denser than the mineral-water-like Sur Lie cuvee. Crisp, lively and complex, this is great.
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11/1/2011 - Vinsant wrote: 90 Points
Flat out great bottle of $15 juice. Went well with caeser salad, risotto, and stood up well against some Copper River. Brisk acidity. Not quite as tart on the finish as past vintages. Pear, sea, quince, rocks, and Meyer lemon on the nose. Pear, quince, lemon, parsley, sea, and gravel on the palate. Nice long finish.
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10/29/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Pale. Wonderful seashell aromatics that carry through to the palate, complemented by bitter citrus. On the plus side, extremely pure, mineral, and light, but it does not possess brisk acidity or as much intensity as I've come to expect from this cuvee.
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10/29/2011 - glaze3 wrote:
Drinking great this afternoon. 1st bottle of '10 and shows great freshness, acidity, and energized fruit. Perfect!
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10/24/2011 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Showing marked improvement, very good.
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10/22/2011 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 89 Points
Pear and melon notes on the nose that lead to vibrant juiciness and evident minerality. Some yeasty notes and very focused with citrus notes. This wine really emerged as it warmed a bit in the glass. Great freshness and excellent acidity. The best is that this will deliver for years to come.
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10/10/2011 - pbjosh wrote:
Great vintage of this for my tastes. Basically just awesome...
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10/9/2011 - slanum wrote:
Austere usually has a pejorative connotation but I'd use that term to describe this wine in a positive way. Taut, clean: lemon peel and marine air. Go long.
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10/5/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
5hr airtime in bottle. beautifully complex mineral, anise & sea shell nose w/ only hints of lemon zest. crisp, crunchy acids on the palate. great contrast to the '09. awesome wine.
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9/24/2011 - maxmanx wrote:
Complex with fruit & minerals. Nice!
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9/10/2011 - ryin13 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Delicious muscadet with significant minerality. Lemon & honey - nice acid level.
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8/20/2011 - sleepyhaus wrote:
already improving vs earlier bottles I think
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8/17/2011 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 79 Points
Natural wines at a late summer garden tasting (garden tasting): simple, fine acidity, notes of yeast and mushroom dominates the nose. not my cup of wine.
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8/15/2011 - coremill wrote: 88 Points
Solid, enjoyable Muscadet but for me a clear step down from the 2009. There's plenty of leesy citrus fruit, chalky minerality, and acid, but this lacks the depth and intensity of the 2009.
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8/1/2011 - vintage_whine wrote:
bready nose with salt and a bit of indescribable fruit, light body med+ acid and no oak. length of a fine wine. great stuff.
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7/23/2011 - brooklynguy wrote:
seems to be a fantastic vintage for this great wine. clearly defined lemon and anise aromas, a hint of leesy saline depth. the wine is energetic and lean, with strong acidity and good balance. a vintage to go long on.
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7/4/2011 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Very clean and light entry with a great mineral back. Not super-acidic for Briords but still plenty. Great, as always, and should only get better.
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3/16/2011 - WetRock wrote:
(Tank sample) Complex with big mineral expression. Back to mineral bomb after the more forward fruited 09. Can't wait for this to hit the market.
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