Surprisingly deep golden color, but not oxidized. Effusive aromas of lemon oil, stone, pine, and a slight aged oxidative patina. Good palate density, structured as much by its mineral bite as by its acidity, with very good length. Wonderful with soft-shell crab. This bottle is delicious and I think fully mature.
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Tasted over 3 hrs -translucent med gold -wet stone honeyed floral citrus wool -med+ acidity, med/med- weight with a surprising viscosity and super intense sappy mineral -lively complex brilliant, showing some maturity but far from tired, showing why this is one of (maybe the) greatest wine <$20
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As the reviewer below noted, we've had older Briords that tasted younger. As oxygen intruded, this Briords progressed from interesting to insanely, savagely drinkable. I didn't find the typical salinity I associate with Muscadet, but rich aromas of fruit and flower more than compensated. My only bottle, and if I had another I'd drink it sooner than later.
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I've had older Briords that tasted younger. (Curiously this item exemplifies a maturation pattern similar to one I noticed in 2012 Simone—of all things.) Brittle banana peel leather; waxy seed resins; a beckoning core of radiant, solar fruit. It's like a package of botanical defense that contains a proportional embarrassment of palate nutrient. Small sips at nearly room temperature, as one commenter noted, that's where the needle fits into the groove. Also, it improved with air; the last five ounces in the bottle, kept over night, made the tastiest pour. Green floral musk. Cured lemon peel. Very long, gravel, salt, and sour steel finish. I used to be able to find Cote de Beaune that acted like this.
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A bit more advanced than I thought. Gold color. Citrus peel, bruised apples that open up to yellow orchard fruit with air. Chalky minerality with waxy mouthfeel. Briny, savory high acid finish.
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Today I give thanks that, among other things, the bottle of this I opened last night was in fine fettle, and, if anything, IMHO, could comfortably be held for several years yet. Best at cool room temperature (so warm-ish for a white) and taken in small sips, when the brothy salinity of this cuvee showed to best advantage in this bottle.
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Previous bottles had been only good and seemed too advanced, but this bottle was a different story. Excellent acidity and minerality. Perfect for sous vide cod filet with lemon and capers.
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The wine in this bottle looks, smells, and tastes astonishingly like aged Chablis, and the good stuff at that. It's quite developed, no longer the live electric wire it was on release. First sniff quite literally provoked me to do a double-take. I've never experienced a Briords, or any Muscadet, that aged this way. Surprising, to say the least, but certainly in a good way.
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This is in a great place right now. A lot of crisp apple on the nose, which is not something I normally find in young Briords. Still lively and penetrating, but now with added complexity and texture. It will be hard not to open my last bottle soon.
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Last bottle. Continues to evolve and drinks extremely well. What a lovely vintage for Briords. Wish I had more. I suspect well kept bottles will continue to cruise in the cellar.
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Tasted double blind. This is really potent in the nose: chalky and grassy, golden fruit, lemonheads, waxy, wood, shells. Really delicious on the palate - it is savory, waxy, full of flavor. Great depth and balance. Long savory finish. This clearly isn't a wine category that I have on a regular basis and I'm wondering why not. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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Like CWEISS, the prior 3 bottles I've drunk over the past six months have been more advanced than anticipated and starting to oxidize. Last night's, however, was severely premoxed and ended up down the drain. Three bottles left out of 2 cases, and drinking up. Earlier drunk bottles were quite good, and this is a vintage I really liked. 7/17: less advanced than 7/1 bottle, but with obvious oxidative note
Tasted over 3 hrs -translucent bright med gold with faint green -sharp -med+ acidity on a mineral edge, med- weight somewhat floral with orchard fruit faint lanolin, sappy residue persists on long finish -quite a bit of intensity drinking well now
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Lemony aromas with underlying notes that brought the descriptor 'beach-like' immediately to mind -- sea air and hot sand. Arresting, intense, and powerful flavors of citrus and ripe white fruit. 1er Cru Chablis-like acidity and length. What a fine vintage of this.
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This is just starting to get interesting and it’s going to be absolutely on point over the next 5-10 years. Zesty acidity, minerality, clean and precise.
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This has traded some of it's youthful exuberance for a mature and more rounded experience, but it still retains a delightful freshness. Very nice, and it was excellent with the mussels in E's fabulous coconut/curry broth!
Consistent with previous notes. An acid-driven wine no doubt but the greatness heres lies in a mid palate richness that truly elevates it. A great wine!
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It was a mistake starting the evening with this, sans food. I put it away until the shellfish and fish dishes, and then it sang. Lots of sour lemon, saline and minerals, a bit austere and acidic on its own yet fruity with the right food.
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It was a mistake starting the evening with this, sans food. I put it away until the shellfish and fish dishes, and then it sang. Lots of sour lemon, saline and minerals, a bit austere and acidic on its own yet fruity with the right food.
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My last bottle of 3 of 2012. Probably should have tried to keep it longer, but so hard to resist drinking. This was, however, a little shut down, lacking the brightness and complexity of previous bottles. Still a bit of a steal and I will continue to buy these nearly every year.
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A very reserved nose, despite being opened for an hour, followed by a medium to heavy weight body (seems to have gained even a little more heft with time) and a clean, fresh finish. Otherwise similar to my previous note...
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Love, love, love this. Three cases weren't enough. Down to under 10 now. A bit less restrained that other vintages, but ample acidity and minerality. At least the '14's are around the corner.
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I wish Frank had purchased more of this wine! Blind I thought Chenin because of the acid and tangy citrus fruit. MdB? Never would have guessed since I've only tasted a few. Nose? Nice so jumped right into tasting it while the four of us were chatting away. 10 seconds into it I turned and said "hey, this is really good." Another 10 seconds later I said "uh, this wine is excellent." Superb balance of tart fruit and acid, clean, refreshing, and throughly enjoying. Oh, and it's $17? That's stupid.
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god, this is so good on a warm evening. I got this really cold and then hit the glass with a nice pour and let it warm a bit. The river rock/slate quality in the texture and palate with this wine is really delicious. Zesty citrus fruit and peel notes, pineapple, tangy melon. How in the hell can a wine this refreshing be $17? I bought these back in 2013 and this is the first one I drank, should have been something I bought 6-8 bottles, not 2! Sickly good and everything I want in a white wine.
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MuscaDay 2015: A more bold and forward appeal (obviously, still tons of minerals, ocean spray and brine), but some orange, apple and candied lemon. Seems to be opening up, I'd love to try this again in two-to-four years.
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beginning to lose some of its baby fat--or rather actually gaining some. A bit fuller. This is a wonderful wine, and I will be happily drinking it over the next decade, but I miss the excitement last year when it was less developed but really electrifying.
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Neutral pale green color. Surprisingly light and restrained but also very nuanced nose with layered aromas of lemony citrus fruits, some sweet honeyed richness, a little bit of ripe red apple, light bready autolytic tones, a hint of leesy yeast character and a touch of gunflint. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied, crisp and racy with bracing acidity and very intense flavors of tart Granny Smith apple, pronounced leesy yeast character, saline mineral tang, some ripe citrus fruit tones, a little bit of autolytic French bread, a hint of chalk dust and a touch of crushed oyster shells. Despite its weightless nature, the wine shows some nice sense of concentration. The finish is very yeasty with flavors of pronounced oceanic saline character, some apple peel bitterness, a hint of gunflint and a touch of pithy lemon zest.
A crisp, lean and racy Muscadet with surprisingly much concentration. However, it feels that for the moment, the sur lie character dominates the wine a bit too much, making it at times feel even more yeasty than a young Blanc de Blancs Champagne. Although wonderfully focused and bracing in style, I feel the wine is a mere baby now and requires at least a handful more years before it starts to come together and the flavors get better integrated. Very promising, but not really my favorite Muscadet in its current state. Quite good value at 16,50€. Definitely a cellarworthy wine and one to be served for people who think Muscadet is just an early-drinking wine fit for immediate consumption.
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Green apple, ocean spray, with a squeeze of lemon. Lots of grip and body. Beginning to develop some complexity-- there's an intriguing bruised-apple note, still lots of time left.
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Firing on all cylinders these days, and just plain delicious. On the bigger end of the spectrum, as far as Briords go, but all the pieces are in proportion. Yum.
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12.0% - Clear, med to light lemon / clean, med intensity - citrus (lemon, yuzu), fennel, yeasty brioche, ton of chalk / dry, high zippy acidity, med to light elegant body, med+ intensity, lingering finish, creamy texture, very pure and perfectly balanced. This second bottle confirms that this is the best from Pepiere I've had so far.
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12.0% - Clear, med to pale lemon / clean, med intensity - piquant lemon zest, lemon custard, chalky minerality, fresh butter notes, a touch of spice / dry, high racy acidity, med- body, med+ intensity, med to long length. This is so refreshing and full of finesse at the same time. Probably the best vintage of Clos des Briords that I've tried so far. Blind I would probably have mistaken this one for a well made Chablis 1er cru level. The entry level 2012 Muscadet from Pepière was great, but this is way ahead.
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Just so good. This bottle particularly fruity with lemon and even some pineapple but part of the package with refreshing acidity and minerality. With this fruty side of Muscadet, better than any Sauvignon Blanc the world has to offer. PThe same wine that is great with shucked oysters has plenty of substance to stand up to grilled swordfish.
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I thought all of the comments here were apt to be hyperbole; I was dead wrong. This, my seventh vintage of this wine, is far and away the most impressive. Normally it takes some time for this wine to show well; this is spectacular now. What's ahead? How much better could this be? The only thing I know for certain is I didn't buy enough. I'm not sure I could get enough of this vintage.
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Interesting nose, some cheese rind leesiness to go with the lemon and sea spray. Light to medium bodied with high acidity. Crackling with energy and acid in the mouth, lemons and minerals. Fantastic Muscadet.
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Tasted over 2 hrs -translucent very pale light yellow/grey/green -smells like the ocean (really!) -higher acidity gives beautiful verve and keeps it crisp and fresh, despite a faint creaminess in the med concentrated mid-palate, fruit component is citrus and melon -fantastic as it always is, perhaps a bit more focus and energy than the 2011
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Fresh and vibrant, crisp minerality and salinity with a squeeze of lemon, all wrapped in a bracing yet lightly creamy robe. Top-notch Muscadet, and another winning Briords.
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Smells like white peach, melon, lemon oil, and stony, saline minerals; fresh and appetizing. Hints of almond and sweet dough. Zippy and lemony on the palate, fresh cool restrained melon and stone fruit, excellent acidity and minerality, some mouthwatering salinity; terrific freshness and vibrancy. Good stuff!
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Fantastic. Lemons, herbs, floral, and saline scents are present. Palate has those perfumed qualities among the zip & flavors of lemon and a bit of melon-y weight. Acid, bright finish that still manages to have heft to it.
Need more. Drink this with any seafood--this bottle paired well with shrimp, scallops, and softshells .
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Beautiful wine with lemon and brine on the nose. Taut lemon and richer melon on the palate along with great minerality. Richer than some Briords but still has the great acidity! 91 points
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BTG. Honeydew and lime, salt and ocean. Light and airy but with deceptive impact and a gritty, rocky finish and great acidity. I don't need to tell you it's great with seafood.
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This has become my #1, buy by the case white wine. Dependable citrus, salinity, minerals and bracing acid. Great accompaniment to many foods, especially seafood. This wine was on the fruty side, but still with the characteristics I expect from a Briords. Half a case to go, and I will enjoy these all summer.
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Likely the best young muscadet we have had. So vibrant, energetic, and perfectly balanced. Medium bodied with excellent texture, as tense orchard fruit and creamy citrus overlay veins of saline and slate minerality. Electric lime citrus and white flowers define the lengthy finish. Superb, with years of life ahead. Drink or hold.
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A fruitier Briords than most vintages, though still with lots of acidity and minerality. Delicious and very ready to drink. Excellent with roast cod. A Briords to buy in quantity, especially if you like some melon in your Melon.
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Wonderful example of the Briords. Reminiscent of the 2010, with its taut, gum-ripping salinity and dry extract coupled perfectly with rich lemon and citrus goodness. It's hard to know who loves it more: my palate or my wallet?
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Just wonderful muscadet. Good dose of brine, lemons, and herbs on the nose. Palate was highly energetic with great lemon, lime, and fresh herbs. Beefs up a bit with some air and the lemon really builds up. This is a great Briords.
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For crying out loud, this is good! And to think Greenblanket almost passed on this due to vintage concerns. This one is fresh and vibrant and mineral and it still brings a great set of fruit. Greenblanket was most recently loving on on a 2009 but this has everything he admired in that wine with way more definition.
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What a fabulous young Briords! It has the intensity to it that I expect of this bottling, but a suppleness and aromatic quality that appeals even at this young age. The expected minerality is there in spades, but there's also a firm core of fruit. Drink or hold, as they say.
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Exuberant nose of apples, pineapple and peach. This set the stage for great anticipation as this is our first foray into muscadets and we were not disappointed. Racy and fresh with ample fruit which gave the palate great lift. I did not get the salty taste that I have had with Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc, maybe the next bottle.
A very quaffable wine on its own or with food
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Candied apple on the nose. Medium body and fruit (very generous by muscadet standards). Long, mineral driven finish with the classic hint of salinity. An outstanding really well crafted wine. Went great with fish, shrimp, scallops especially.
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This is a great vintage of Briords. The concentration is remarkable, and the richness is impressive. Despite this the core of Briords minerality is still there, albeit the saline quality has a touch of richness that is almost sweet that is unique in my experience of the wine. The length is great and there's plenty of acid too. Should age wonderfully, although it's drinking marvelously right out of the gate.
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A wonderful Briords, incredibly bracing, vibrant and racy with fresh lemon fruit that seems to be carved right out of stone. Such a vivid mineral character here infusing each sip, great balance with bright acidity, and good length.
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Another successful vintage of Briords. Surprisingly approachable with less steel and more fruit than I expected. That said, there is no deficiency of acidity and minerality but rather a plethora of limey melony fruit. The richness of the vintage makes it a good match with...steamed lobster.
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Bursting sugary salty lemony smell. Has more body than regular Muscadet. It is not watery wine at all. Even not considering the price factor, I don't think it is easy to choose a 1er Chablis over this, especially in a hot day. Very tasty as always.
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3/31/2024 - coremill wrote: 91 Points
Surprisingly deep golden color, but not oxidized. Effusive aromas of lemon oil, stone, pine, and a slight aged oxidative patina. Good palate density, structured as much by its mineral bite as by its acidity, with very good length. Wonderful with soft-shell crab. This bottle is delicious and I think fully mature.
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2/6/2024 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Drinking very well, including a last glass that had been in the fridge for weeks.
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12/26/2023 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent med gold
-wet stone honeyed floral citrus wool
-med+ acidity, med/med- weight with a surprising viscosity and super intense sappy mineral
-lively complex brilliant, showing some maturity but far from tired, showing why this is one of (maybe the) greatest wine <$20
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5/17/2023 - SteveK52 Likes this wine: 92 Points
As the reviewer below noted, we've had older Briords that tasted younger. As oxygen intruded, this Briords progressed from interesting to insanely, savagely drinkable. I didn't find the typical salinity I associate with Muscadet, but rich aromas of fruit and flower more than compensated. My only bottle, and if I had another I'd drink it sooner than later.
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5/17/2023 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 94 Points
I've had older Briords that tasted younger. (Curiously this item exemplifies a maturation pattern similar to one I noticed in 2012 Simone—of all things.) Brittle banana peel leather; waxy seed resins; a beckoning core of radiant, solar fruit. It's like a package of botanical defense that contains a proportional embarrassment of palate nutrient. Small sips at nearly room temperature, as one commenter noted, that's where the needle fits into the groove. Also, it improved with air; the last five ounces in the bottle, kept over night, made the tastiest pour. Green floral musk. Cured lemon peel. Very long, gravel, salt, and sour steel finish. I used to be able to find Cote de Beaune that acted like this.
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11/29/2022 - DC202 wrote: flawed
Much like Dr. Jura’s comment’s below, mine was corked. Gotta love sitting on a wine for 9 years and it’s all for nothing.
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4/18/2022 - Professor_Budge Likes this wine: 92 Points
A bit more advanced than I thought. Gold color. Citrus peel, bruised apples that open up to yellow orchard fruit with air. Chalky minerality with waxy mouthfeel. Briny, savory high acid finish.
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1/21/2022 - Enfant sauvage Likes this wine:
My favorite vintage of Briords from the 2010s.
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11/25/2021 - fitzi wrote:
Today I give thanks that, among other things, the bottle of this I opened last night was in fine fettle, and, if anything, IMHO, could comfortably be held for several years yet. Best at cool room temperature (so warm-ish for a white) and taken in small sips, when the brothy salinity of this cuvee showed to best advantage in this bottle.
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9/2/2021 - TheBusiness724 wrote: flawed
Corked. Shit!
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7/1/2021 - scottes wrote: 50 Points
Undrinkable. Probably corked. I have another bottle which I’ll try and report back.
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11/24/2020 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Previous bottles had been only good and seemed too advanced, but this bottle was a different story. Excellent acidity and minerality. Perfect for sous vide cod filet with lemon and capers.
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11/21/2020 - slanum wrote:
The wine in this bottle looks, smells, and tastes astonishingly like aged Chablis, and the good stuff at that. It's quite developed, no longer the live electric wire it was on release. First sniff quite literally provoked me to do a double-take. I've never experienced a Briords, or any Muscadet, that aged this way. Surprising, to say the least, but certainly in a good way.
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7/7/2020 - xwine wrote:
This is in a great place right now. A lot of crisp apple on the nose, which is not something I normally find in young Briords. Still lively and penetrating, but now with added complexity and texture. It will be hard not to open my last bottle soon.
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7/5/2020 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Last bottle. Continues to evolve and drinks extremely well. What a lovely vintage for Briords. Wish I had more. I suspect well kept bottles will continue to cruise in the cellar.
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6/25/2020 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasted double blind. This is really potent in the nose: chalky and grassy, golden fruit, lemonheads, waxy, wood, shells. Really delicious on the palate - it is savory, waxy, full of flavor. Great depth and balance. Long savory finish. This clearly isn't a wine category that I have on a regular basis and I'm wondering why not. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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12/1/2019 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
2nd bottle, similar notes.
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12/1/2019 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Popped, poured, consumed over next 90 minutes. Firing on all cylinders. Great vintage Briords, continues to develop nicely.
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9/16/2019 - bags wrote:
preposterously good.
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7/18/2019 - cweiss wrote:
Wellfleet. Two bottles, did not seem as advanced as past bottles but I;ll still look to drink these sooner.
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7/1/2019 - Riccardo Malocchio wrote: flawed
Like CWEISS, the prior 3 bottles I've drunk over the past six months have been more advanced than anticipated and starting to oxidize. Last night's, however, was severely premoxed and ended up down the drain. Three bottles left out of 2 cases, and drinking up. Earlier drunk bottles were quite good, and this is a vintage I really liked.
7/17: less advanced than 7/1 bottle, but with obvious oxidative note
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6/17/2019 - cweiss wrote:
Another bottle that is surprisingly advanced though not oxidized. It appears these need to be drunk up.
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6/8/2019 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent bright med gold with faint green
-sharp
-med+ acidity on a mineral edge, med- weight somewhat floral with orchard fruit faint lanolin, sappy residue persists on long finish
-quite a bit of intensity drinking well now
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4/8/2019 - slanum wrote:
Lemony aromas with underlying notes that brought the descriptor 'beach-like' immediately to mind -- sea air and hot sand. Arresting, intense, and powerful flavors of citrus and ripe white fruit. 1er Cru Chablis-like acidity and length. What a fine vintage of this.
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2/16/2019 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Beautifully intense with gentle stone and mineral and an emerging ripe pear element.
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11/29/2018 - cweiss wrote:
This bottle tasted more advanced than expected, with color to match. Still good but not a pristine example.
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10/21/2018 - WST Likes this wine:
Whatcom Hospice House Charity Wine Dinner (Parkhurst Neighborhood, Bellingham, WA): This is proof world class wine can be modestly priced. Its mineral salinity, citrus fruit paired perfectly with Kumamoto and Olympia oysters, fresh grated horseradish, and a cucumber/shallot mignonette. Bone dry, crisp; an annual case purchase.
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9/20/2018 - Tetherton Likes this wine: 92 Points
The wine is drinking terrifically. Wonderful citrus (lemon) flavor notes with a beautiful acidity. Think "seashells by the seaside"!
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9/12/2018 - redwhiteandrich Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ground rocks and salt.
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7/28/2018 - rsbeck wrote: flawed
This bottle was just very slightly off.
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7/28/2018 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Continues to impress.
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5/11/2018 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
This is just starting to get interesting and it’s going to be absolutely on point over the next 5-10 years. Zesty acidity, minerality, clean and precise.
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8/6/2017 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Another excellent bottle, developing beautifully. Wonderful vintage.
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5/13/2017 - xwine wrote:
This has traded some of it's youthful exuberance for a mature and more rounded experience, but it still retains a delightful freshness. Very nice, and it was excellent with the mussels in E's fabulous coconut/curry broth!
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4/23/2017 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Another fabulous bottle, open and giving.
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4/23/2017 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
This bottle performed beautifully.
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4/22/2017 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 91 Points
Still drinking great. One of the great values in the wine world. Crushed shells and minerals. Some fruit(ish) notes. Great with all kinds of food.
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9/26/2016 - dpihlain Likes this wine: 90 Points
Consistent with previous notes. An acid-driven wine no doubt but the greatness heres lies in a mid palate richness that truly elevates it. A great wine!
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8/26/2016 - WST Likes this wine:
It was a mistake starting the evening with this, sans food. I put it away until the shellfish and fish dishes, and then it sang. Lots of sour lemon, saline and minerals, a bit austere and acidic on its own yet fruity with the right food.
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8/25/2016 - WST Likes this wine:
It was a mistake starting the evening with this, sans food. I put it away until the shellfish and fish dishes, and then it sang. Lots of sour lemon, saline and minerals, a bit austere and acidic on its own yet fruity with the right food.
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3/29/2016 - rsbeck wrote: 92 Points
Popped, poured, another lovely bottle.
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2/9/2016 - rsbeck wrote: 92 Points
Pop and pour, developing nicely. Love this vintage.
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2/1/2016 - tbriggs Likes this wine:
My last bottle of 3 of 2012. Probably should have tried to keep it longer, but so hard to resist drinking. This was, however, a little shut down, lacking the brightness and complexity of previous bottles. Still a bit of a steal and I will continue to buy these nearly every year.
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12/30/2015 - bags wrote:
I drank this with very spicy Chinese chicken stir fry, and it more than held its own. Who knew?
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12/25/2015 - Zoomin Z Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very reserved nose, despite being opened for an hour, followed by a medium to heavy weight body (seems to have gained even a little more heft with time) and a clean, fresh finish. Otherwise similar to my previous note...
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11/27/2015 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour, another brilliant showing.
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11/14/2015 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour, stand-out vintage, continues to impress, developing and drinking beautifully.
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10/22/2015 - bags wrote:
I continue to be absolutely amazed by this wine--especially in this vintage.
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9/12/2015 - WST Likes this wine:
Love, love, love this. Three cases weren't enough. Down to under 10 now. A bit less restrained that other vintages, but ample acidity and minerality. At least the '14's are around the corner.
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8/10/2015 - DrakkarNoir Likes this wine:
Nose is perfumed and fresh, with lime, wet rocks, saltwater. Light bodied with tart acidity. Complex, bright, lithe, and balanced. Wow... 12% abv.
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8/5/2015 - brigcampbell wrote:
I wish Frank had purchased more of this wine! Blind I thought Chenin because of the acid and tangy citrus fruit. MdB? Never would have guessed since I've only tasted a few. Nose? Nice so jumped right into tasting it while the four of us were chatting away. 10 seconds into it I turned and said "hey, this is really good." Another 10 seconds later I said "uh, this wine is excellent." Superb balance of tart fruit and acid, clean, refreshing, and throughly enjoying. Oh, and it's $17? That's stupid.
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8/4/2015 - Frank Murray III wrote:
god, this is so good on a warm evening. I got this really cold and then hit the glass with a nice pour and let it warm a bit. The river rock/slate quality in the texture and palate with this wine is really delicious. Zesty citrus fruit and peel notes, pineapple, tangy melon. How in the hell can a wine this refreshing be $17? I bought these back in 2013 and this is the first one I drank, should have been something I bought 6-8 bottles, not 2! Sickly good and everything I want in a white wine.
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7/15/2015 - keepitreal wrote: 89 Points
Melon and honey nose, savory minerality in the fruitful palate, with a crisp acid finish. Paired well with olive/aged gouda/salumi platter.
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6/3/2015 - rsbeck wrote: 92 Points
Seems to have lost a tiny bit of intensity, but is gaining nuance and knitting together beautifully.
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5/31/2015 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:
MuscaDay 2015: A more bold and forward appeal (obviously, still tons of minerals, ocean spray and brine), but some orange, apple and candied lemon. Seems to be opening up, I'd love to try this again in two-to-four years.
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4/23/2015 - bags wrote:
beginning to lose some of its baby fat--or rather actually gaining some. A bit fuller. This is a wonderful wine, and I will be happily drinking it over the next decade, but I miss the excitement last year when it was less developed but really electrifying.
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3/10/2015 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points
12% alcohol.
Neutral pale green color. Surprisingly light and restrained but also very nuanced nose with layered aromas of lemony citrus fruits, some sweet honeyed richness, a little bit of ripe red apple, light bready autolytic tones, a hint of leesy yeast character and a touch of gunflint. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied, crisp and racy with bracing acidity and very intense flavors of tart Granny Smith apple, pronounced leesy yeast character, saline mineral tang, some ripe citrus fruit tones, a little bit of autolytic French bread, a hint of chalk dust and a touch of crushed oyster shells. Despite its weightless nature, the wine shows some nice sense of concentration. The finish is very yeasty with flavors of pronounced oceanic saline character, some apple peel bitterness, a hint of gunflint and a touch of pithy lemon zest.
A crisp, lean and racy Muscadet with surprisingly much concentration. However, it feels that for the moment, the sur lie character dominates the wine a bit too much, making it at times feel even more yeasty than a young Blanc de Blancs Champagne. Although wonderfully focused and bracing in style, I feel the wine is a mere baby now and requires at least a handful more years before it starts to come together and the flavors get better integrated. Very promising, but not really my favorite Muscadet in its current state. Quite good value at 16,50€. Definitely a cellarworthy wine and one to be served for people who think Muscadet is just an early-drinking wine fit for immediate consumption.
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1/26/2015 - dpihlain Likes this wine: 90 Points
Green apple, ocean spray, with a squeeze of lemon. Lots of grip and body. Beginning to develop some complexity-- there's an intriguing bruised-apple note, still lots of time left.
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1/21/2015 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Another stellar bottle.
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1/12/2015 - stubbie999 wrote:
Firing on all cylinders these days, and just plain delicious. On the bigger end of the spectrum, as far as Briords go, but all the pieces are in proportion. Yum.
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12/14/2014 - SiR wrote: 91 Points
12.0% - Clear, med to light lemon / clean, med intensity - citrus (lemon, yuzu), fennel, yeasty brioche, ton of chalk / dry, high zippy acidity, med to light elegant body, med+ intensity, lingering finish, creamy texture, very pure and perfectly balanced. This second bottle confirms that this is the best from Pepiere I've had so far.
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8/24/2014 - fitzi wrote:
Drinking very nicely from magnum.
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8/3/2014 - SiR wrote: 91 Points
12.0% - Clear, med to pale lemon / clean, med intensity - piquant lemon zest, lemon custard, chalky minerality, fresh butter notes, a touch of spice / dry, high racy acidity, med- body, med+ intensity, med to long length. This is so refreshing and full of finesse at the same time. Probably the best vintage of Clos des Briords that I've tried so far.
Blind I would probably have mistaken this one for a well made Chablis 1er cru level. The entry level 2012 Muscadet from Pepière was great, but this is way ahead.
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7/10/2014 - jjou wrote: 92 Points
Apple, lemon and sugar on the nose, but fruity, rocky with acid in the mouth. Medium finish, stays relatively intense.
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7/9/2014 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Just so good. This bottle particularly fruity with lemon and even some pineapple but part of the package with refreshing acidity and minerality. With this fruty side of Muscadet, better than any Sauvignon Blanc the world has to offer. PThe same wine that is great with shucked oysters has plenty of substance to stand up to grilled swordfish.
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7/6/2014 - cweiss wrote:
Just amazing how good this is. With freshly shucked wellfleet oysters in wellfleet
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7/5/2014 - slanum wrote:
I thought all of the comments here were apt to be hyperbole; I was dead wrong. This, my seventh vintage of this wine, is far and away the most impressive. Normally it takes some time for this wine to show well; this is spectacular now. What's ahead? How much better could this be? The only thing I know for certain is I didn't buy enough. I'm not sure I could get enough of this vintage.
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7/1/2014 - paulst Likes this wine: 92 Points
Easy and lean; soft lemon curd with nice acidity.
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6/22/2014 - zscheiner Likes this wine:
Interesting nose, some cheese rind leesiness to go with the lemon and sea spray. Light to medium bodied with high acidity. Crackling with energy and acid in the mouth, lemons and minerals. Fantastic Muscadet.
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6/13/2014 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent very pale light yellow/grey/green
-smells like the ocean (really!)
-higher acidity gives beautiful verve and keeps it crisp and fresh, despite a faint creaminess in the med concentrated mid-palate, fruit component is citrus and melon
-fantastic as it always is, perhaps a bit more focus and energy than the 2011
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6/11/2014 - xwine wrote:
Fresh and vibrant, crisp minerality and salinity with a squeeze of lemon, all wrapped in a bracing yet lightly creamy robe. Top-notch Muscadet, and another winning Briords.
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6/9/2014 - greenblanket wrote:
Fantastic!
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5/30/2014 - Beerzebub Likes this wine:
Smells like white peach, melon, lemon oil, and stony, saline minerals; fresh and appetizing. Hints of almond and sweet dough. Zippy and lemony on the palate, fresh cool restrained melon and stone fruit, excellent acidity and minerality, some mouthwatering salinity; terrific freshness and vibrancy. Good stuff!
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5/19/2014 - Enfant sauvage Likes this wine:
Absolutely brillant Briords. Wish I had more.
I mean, I have 3 more bottles, but that is so not enough!
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5/18/2014 - cobbpa Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fantastic. Lemons, herbs, floral, and saline scents are present. Palate has those perfumed qualities among the zip & flavors of lemon and a bit of melon-y weight. Acid, bright finish that still manages to have heft to it.
Need more. Drink this with any seafood--this bottle paired well with shrimp, scallops, and softshells .
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5/1/2014 - Finare Vinare wrote: 92 Points
Yes, the best young muscadet we ever had!
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4/21/2014 - sastewart wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful wine with lemon and brine on the nose. Taut lemon and richer melon on the palate along with great minerality. Richer than some Briords but still has the great acidity! 91 points
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4/17/2014 - drinkfunkyanddance wrote:
Everyone loved this. Love it, love it, need some more of it. Had with homemade Korean chicken stew. So good!
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4/17/2014 - coremill wrote: 90 Points
BTG. Honeydew and lime, salt and ocean. Light and airy but with deceptive impact and a gritty, rocky finish and great acidity. I don't need to tell you it's great with seafood.
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4/16/2014 - ksmith wrote: 91 Points
This has become my #1, buy by the case white wine. Dependable citrus, salinity, minerals and bracing acid. Great accompaniment to many foods, especially seafood. This wine was on the fruty side, but still with the characteristics I expect from a Briords. Half a case to go, and I will enjoy these all summer.
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4/3/2014 - Rob and Meg wrote: 92 Points
Likely the best young muscadet we have had. So vibrant, energetic, and perfectly balanced. Medium bodied with excellent texture, as tense orchard fruit and creamy citrus overlay veins of saline and slate minerality. Electric lime citrus and white flowers define the lengthy finish. Superb, with years of life ahead. Drink or hold.
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3/28/2014 - cweiss Likes this wine:
A fruitier Briords than most vintages, though still with lots of acidity and minerality. Delicious and very ready to drink. Excellent with roast cod. A Briords to buy in quantity, especially if you like some melon in your Melon.
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3/21/2014 - Billigan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wonderful example of the Briords. Reminiscent of the 2010, with its taut, gum-ripping salinity and dry extract coupled perfectly with rich lemon and citrus goodness. It's hard to know who loves it more: my palate or my wallet?
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3/18/2014 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Similar to previous notes. Cant wait to see how this ages.
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3/18/2014 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Brilliant young Briords. All of the usual good stuff, but intensity is up a couple of notches.
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3/9/2014 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Just wonderful muscadet. Good dose of brine, lemons, and herbs on the nose. Palate was highly energetic with great lemon, lime, and fresh herbs. Beefs up a bit with some air and the lemon really builds up. This is a great Briords.
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3/8/2014 - bags wrote:
best current vintage Muscadet I've ever tasted; and I believe it will age, at least medium term (7-10) yrs. Jeez, what a great wine....
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3/5/2014 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
For crying out loud, this is good! And to think Greenblanket almost passed on this due to vintage concerns. This one is fresh and vibrant and mineral and it still brings a great set of fruit. Greenblanket was most recently loving on on a 2009 but this has everything he admired in that wine with way more definition.
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2/25/2014 - MLipton wrote:
What a fabulous young Briords! It has the intensity to it that I expect of this bottling, but a suppleness and aromatic quality that appeals even at this young age. The expected minerality is there in spades, but there's also a firm core of fruit. Drink or hold, as they say.
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2/9/2014 - tbriggs Likes this wine:
Consistent with last bottle, nice citrus and stone fruit, mineral, medium plus acid. Rebuy: yes.
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2/8/2014 - JustDrinkIt Likes this wine:
Exuberant nose of apples, pineapple and peach. This set the stage for great anticipation as this is our first foray into muscadets and we were not disappointed. Racy and fresh with ample fruit which gave the palate great lift.
I did not get the salty taste that I have had with Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc, maybe the next bottle.
A very quaffable wine on its own or with food
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2/7/2014 - TheBusiness724 wrote: flawed
Corked.
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12/28/2013 - andtheodor wrote: 89 Points
Saline, green apple, peach nose. Zippy, tart, and fresh palate. Delicious with crab cakes.
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12/24/2013 - Zoomin Z Likes this wine: 93 Points
Candied apple on the nose. Medium body and fruit (very generous by muscadet standards). Long, mineral driven finish with the classic hint of salinity. An outstanding really well crafted wine. Went great with fish, shrimp, scallops especially.
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12/19/2013 - Bill Bucklew wrote: 90 Points
Great purity and density of lemon curd and saline on the nose. Very mineral driven with acidic fruit notes of lemon and lime. Is there a better QPR??
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12/14/2013 - QwertyMIDX wrote:
This is a great vintage of Briords. The concentration is remarkable, and the richness is impressive. Despite this the core of Briords minerality is still there, albeit the saline quality has a touch of richness that is almost sweet that is unique in my experience of the wine. The length is great and there's plenty of acid too. Should age wonderfully, although it's drinking marvelously right out of the gate.
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9/10/2013 - paulst Likes this wine: 89 Points
Greenish, sharp and tart so give it some time; smooth but acidic with lemon tart fruit.
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9/7/2013 - salil wrote: 91 Points
A wonderful Briords, incredibly bracing, vibrant and racy with fresh lemon fruit that seems to be carved right out of stone. Such a vivid mineral character here infusing each sip, great balance with bright acidity, and good length.
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8/27/2013 - cweiss wrote:
Another successful vintage of Briords. Surprisingly approachable with less steel and more fruit than I expected. That said, there is no deficiency of acidity and minerality but rather a plethora of limey melony fruit. The richness of the vintage makes it a good match with...steamed lobster.
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8/18/2013 - mitsmats Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bursting sugary salty lemony smell. Has more body than regular Muscadet. It is not watery wine at all. Even not considering the price factor, I don't think it is easy to choose a 1er Chablis over this, especially in a hot day. Very tasty as always.
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