Last btl. Goldenish color...Feel very good about this well aged muscadet...Fresh, honeydew on nose...firm finish...so nice with pesto chicken meatballs topped with a vegetable ratatouille...I may begin to buy and age these wines again...
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Purchased in 2007 And stored. Nicely aged. Still has Dusty lemon fragrance but now complicated by a bit of honeysuckle and rainwater and mellowed out but still with good acidity and freshness and great with food
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Zero experience with a mud cadet this old...Interesting...golden Color...zero premox...minerals...enjoyed with seafood...don’t think it improtfrim here, but not sure it breaks down soon...
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This showed really well. The aromas were somewhat tropical and "felt" fat, but the wine was all about precision and balance. Beautiful lemons, brine, and floral notes throughout the palate. Such a dense wine, but isn't heavy. Love that.
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Once again I am reminded why people buy and age top Muscadet, and why I should do so more often than I have. This is just gorgeous now, with a developed richness overlaying the salty/mineral base that the wine has always had. The bit of chalkiness/drying that the wine once had is gone, and that may be what translated into the additional overlying richness. Who knows. While more developed than my last bottle a few years ago, it shows no signs of being fully mature, so no rush whatsoever. Drink now for its deliciousness, or hold without concern.
Our second (and last) bottle consumed tonight as a birth year wine for our son on his 10th birthday. Still has that rainwater purity and crisp minerality that mark it instantly as Muscadet. Youthful, vibrant and lovely.
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Deep, developed yellow color with subtle green highlights. Rich and somewhat developed nose with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, some freshly cut ripe pear, a little bit of something vaguely chemical, a green hint of nettles or spring leaves and a developed touch of honey, all set against a backdrop of developed, honeyed character. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied on the palate with still quite high acidity, but the age seems to have hollowed out the midtones from the wine: there are trebly, high-toned flavors of saline minerality, leesiness and tart lemony fruit and a bass-rich undercurrent of honey, dried peach and ripe pear, but very little in-between to tie them together. The finish is long, bright and tangy with quite high acidity and rich flavors of honeydew melon, some sweet mirabelle plum, a little bit of saline minerality and a hint of leesy richness.
A wonderfully vibrant, beautifully developed and still quite youthful Muscadet with impressive complexity for the style. I can imagine that the wine must have been pretty mineral and taut when young, and the age has granted the wine some sweeter tones of dried fruits and honeyed richness, but somehow the wine feels a bit disjointed - the age hasn't really brought anything to tie these two very different ends together. While this wine is very impressive and downright delicious even on its own, it still feels slightly disjointed. I'd pair the wine with some subtle, yet rich enough food that would make the wine come together. I hope my TN didn't hear too negative, because this wine was, nevertheless, a bloody brilliant wine. Worth its price at 30€.
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A private dinner (Bentley's Oyster Bar, London, UK): Bottled after extended lees ageing, the archetype of intensity without weight, salinity, ample fruit, seamless, energetic, subtle, the merest hint of yeast, dry and fresh but not acidic or austere; this is really Muscadet-and-a-half.
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A pale yellow color; a little more yellow than when tasted about 14 months ago. The nose has a lot more white flower perfume now, along with aromas of lemon, lime, sea breeze, minerals, a touch of ginger. I did not get the mustiness from last time. Still clean and crisp in the mouth; very nice acid. Mellow lemon and lime flavors, along with spiciness and the same touch of ginger. The wine is definitely more matured and elegant, but still has time left. A seemly longer finish, than last time - maybe 25 seconds. A delightful wine. It pairs quite nice with scallops.
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Time has rounded this wine out some, so it now has greater palate feel but still vibrant fruit and minerality and (fortunately) no hint of oxidation. Now yellow in color, this wine is drinking beautifully now but shows no signs of fading. Really beautiful and a treat to drink.
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Very pale yellow color. Lime, Lemon, faint sea salt characteristics, pleasant mustiness, ginger. Clean and crisp in the mouth; good acid. Decent finish - maybe 15+ sec. Consumed with mild Cajun styled roasted organic chicken with organic carrots. A nice paring variation from shelled fish.
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This is some pretty impressive stuff. Consumed over a period of a few hours, and it kept changing throughout that time. At some times, it was deceptively simple, clean and pure, but not really showing very much. There was a saline and minerally phase, and there was even a Gruner phase, where lots of herbal components came out. Needless to say, this was pretty fascinating stuff, both with dinner and on its own afterwards. I must admit I wish a had a few more bottles lying around.
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Allow me to copy my own note from 3 years ago, except with a few slight twists. Not much has changed: This smells like Chablis & clearly echoes salt air and seashells. Ample fruit, as well as chalk, salt, stone and mineral dust flow across the palate in an integrated whole. If you place a glass of this wine near your ear you can hear the ocean lapping against a sandy beach. It has not budged since I last tasted it.
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Wow, this was delicious. Drunk primarily as an aperitif and wonderful and then after some bread/brioche was served it just blossomed. Great stuff and age certainly not an issue. I would score in the same 92-93 range seen below
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this was just delicious. obvious that it should spend a few more years in the bottle to fully integrate, but still excellent. fine and mineral, with clean salt air, citrus, and some floral flavors.
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This is really good. Didn't take notes but I recall a rich, mouthfilling wine with Muscadet cut and precision. Have they passed Pepiere on my list? My discrete CT scale: 95-extraordinary; 90-very good; 85-good; 80-fair; 75-poor
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This actually smells like dry Riesling, except I have never smelled a dry Riesling that echoed seashells and salt air so clearly as does this wine. Ample fruit, as well as chalk, salt, stone and mineral dust flow across the palate in a package that is so much more than a simple Muscadet. This is nearly everything a wine should be. If you place a glass of this wine near your ear you can hear the ocean lapping against a sandy beach.
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With fresh oysters topped with breadcrumbs, minced ginger, shallot, and red peppers under the broiler for a couple of minutes, this was a hit. Crisp saline, lime and tonic water, vibrant but not sharp in the mouth with a long finish. Excellent.
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First experience with muscadet, compared beside an '05 Pepiere. Faint nose, not distinct of any fruit in particular. nicely perlant at first pour. Very lean, crisp, and acidic on the palate without being sharp. kind of a steely note to it. not much fruit, which i gather is typical. served with bay scallops over braised endive and leeks. went nicely, but not a wow experience.
night 2: much more bang for the buck! served with a vegetable stew with rosemary and leeks, wow! astonishing what it did with the rosemary. a tomato based soup too! very delicious.
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Really nice, but open a bottle, drink a glass and come back in 3 days, it becomes a wow. Beautiful nose full of minerals, some lemony fruit, hints of ocean spray. It has lots of grip from the skins, and body but also lots of cut. It never seems overly sharp or really acidic. Just great, long finish.
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7/1/2022 - LW31 wrote:
Nice but starting to fade. Would drink
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3/10/2019 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Not quite up to 2004 Clos de Briords, but good.
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9/18/2018 - wa2ofd Likes this wine: 90 Points
Last btl. Goldenish color...Feel very good about this well aged muscadet...Fresh, honeydew on nose...firm finish...so nice with pesto chicken meatballs topped with a vegetable ratatouille...I may begin to buy and age these wines again...
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9/18/2018 - gordoyflaca Likes this wine: 92 Points
Purchased in 2007 And stored. Nicely aged. Still has Dusty lemon fragrance but now complicated by a bit of honeysuckle and rainwater and mellowed out but still with good acidity and freshness and great with food
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3/30/2018 - wa2ofd Likes this wine: 90 Points
Zero experience with a mud cadet this old...Interesting...golden Color...zero premox...minerals...enjoyed with seafood...don’t think it improtfrim here, but not sure it breaks down soon...
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10/11/2016 - fCOT Likes this wine: 91 Points
Beautifully aged muscadet with deep saline minerality (absence of fruit flavors), great texture and long finish !
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10/20/2015 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
This showed really well. The aromas were somewhat tropical and "felt" fat, but the wine was all about precision and balance. Beautiful lemons, brine, and floral notes throughout the palate. Such a dense wine, but isn't heavy. Love that.
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10/14/2015 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Once again I am reminded why people buy and age top Muscadet, and why I should do so more often than I have. This is just gorgeous now, with a developed richness overlaying the salty/mineral base that the wine has always had. The bit of chalkiness/drying that the wine once had is gone, and that may be what translated into the additional overlying richness. Who knows. While more developed than my last bottle a few years ago, it shows no signs of being fully mature, so no rush whatsoever. Drink now for its deliciousness, or hold without concern.
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9/14/2014 - MLipton wrote:
Our second (and last) bottle consumed tonight as a birth year wine for our son on his 10th birthday. Still has that rainwater purity and crisp minerality that mark it instantly as Muscadet. Youthful, vibrant and lovely.
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7/9/2014 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points
Deep, developed yellow color with subtle green highlights. Rich and somewhat developed nose with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, some freshly cut ripe pear, a little bit of something vaguely chemical, a green hint of nettles or spring leaves and a developed touch of honey, all set against a backdrop of developed, honeyed character. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied on the palate with still quite high acidity, but the age seems to have hollowed out the midtones from the wine: there are trebly, high-toned flavors of saline minerality, leesiness and tart lemony fruit and a bass-rich undercurrent of honey, dried peach and ripe pear, but very little in-between to tie them together. The finish is long, bright and tangy with quite high acidity and rich flavors of honeydew melon, some sweet mirabelle plum, a little bit of saline minerality and a hint of leesy richness.
A wonderfully vibrant, beautifully developed and still quite youthful Muscadet with impressive complexity for the style. I can imagine that the wine must have been pretty mineral and taut when young, and the age has granted the wine some sweeter tones of dried fruits and honeyed richness, but somehow the wine feels a bit disjointed - the age hasn't really brought anything to tie these two very different ends together. While this wine is very impressive and downright delicious even on its own, it still feels slightly disjointed. I'd pair the wine with some subtle, yet rich enough food that would make the wine come together. I hope my TN didn't hear too negative, because this wine was, nevertheless, a bloody brilliant wine. Worth its price at 30€.
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2/16/2014 - redwhiteandrich wrote: 92 Points
Best of 5 purchased about 3 months ago. Rich and leesy, showing some earthy characteristics along with zingy acids and minerals.
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1/1/2014 - redwhiteandrich wrote: 88 Points
Coming around, even after 3 weeks of delivery, this is finally settling down.
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12/24/2013 - redwhiteandrich wrote: 86 Points
first bottle was oxidized, this showed better but has me thinking that this batch from Cana did not see the best storage conditions.
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12/7/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private dinner (Bentley's Oyster Bar, London, UK): Bottled after extended lees ageing, the archetype of intensity without weight, salinity, ample fruit, seamless, energetic, subtle, the merest hint of yeast, dry and fresh but not acidic or austere; this is really Muscadet-and-a-half.
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9/7/2013 - 14frimaire wrote:
Classic beauty.
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6/14/2012 - Chainthroer wrote: 92 Points
A pale yellow color; a little more yellow than when tasted about 14 months ago. The nose has a lot more white flower perfume now, along with aromas of lemon, lime, sea breeze, minerals, a touch of ginger. I did not get the mustiness from last time. Still clean and crisp in the mouth; very nice acid. Mellow lemon and lime flavors, along with spiciness and the same touch of ginger. The wine is definitely more matured and elegant, but still has time left. A seemly longer finish, than last time - maybe 25 seconds. A delightful wine. It pairs quite nice with scallops.
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4/19/2012 - marc d wrote:
Excellent bottle, very aromatic. The mouth was a little tight at first but singing after an hour or two of air.
Great with grilled halibut.
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9/21/2011 - MLipton wrote:
Time has rounded this wine out some, so it now has greater palate feel but still vibrant fruit and minerality and (fortunately) no hint of oxidation. Now yellow in color, this wine is drinking beautifully now but shows no signs of fading. Really beautiful and a treat to drink.
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4/20/2011 - Chainthroer wrote: 91 Points
Very pale yellow color. Lime, Lemon, faint sea salt characteristics, pleasant mustiness, ginger. Clean and crisp in the mouth; good acid. Decent finish - maybe 15+ sec. Consumed with mild Cajun styled roasted organic chicken with organic carrots. A nice paring variation from shelled fish.
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4/13/2011 - Mr T wrote:
another fine bottle
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8/23/2010 - Mr T wrote:
I got just a taste but was not paying attention...others seemed to enjoy
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8/17/2010 - hutch wrote: 91 Points
This is some pretty impressive stuff. Consumed over a period of a few hours, and it kept changing throughout that time. At some times, it was deceptively simple, clean and pure, but not really showing very much. There was a saline and minerally phase, and there was even a Gruner phase, where lots of herbal components came out. Needless to say, this was pretty fascinating stuff, both with dinner and on its own afterwards. I must admit I wish a had a few more bottles lying around.
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5/26/2010 - Rieslingfan wrote: 92 Points
Allow me to copy my own note from 3 years ago, except with a few slight twists. Not much has changed:
This smells like Chablis & clearly echoes salt air and seashells. Ample fruit, as well as chalk, salt, stone and mineral dust flow across the palate in an integrated whole. If you place a glass of this wine near your ear you can hear the ocean lapping against a sandy beach. It has not budged since I last tasted it.
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3/1/2010 - Mr T wrote:
Very nice white....Sue really enjoyed it and paired really well with our meals of sushi, quesadilla and lamb chop, so really covered a lot of bases.
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10/20/2009 - Mr T wrote:
Wow, this was delicious. Drunk primarily as an aperitif and wonderful and then after some bread/brioche was served it just blossomed. Great stuff and age certainly not an issue. I would score in the same 92-93 range seen below
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8/31/2009 - Brad L wrote:
I know the 04 L d'Or is not typique, but I love it - it may be my favorite Muscadet ever.
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5/10/2009 - cweiss wrote:
Delicious mineral intensity. Focused but no sharp edges.
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8/9/2008 - Mr T wrote:
Great stuff and everyone loved even in plastic goblets by the pool and a tad warm
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7/1/2008 - tcfishler wrote: 93 Points
A reference point for Muscadet, in a less giving but more thunderously mineral style than its equally great stablemate, the Clos des Allees.
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1/4/2008 - Mr T wrote:
Very nice. Wonderfully crisp
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12/28/2007 - brooklynguy wrote:
this was just delicious. obvious that it should spend a few more years in the bottle to fully integrate, but still excellent. fine and mineral, with clean salt air, citrus, and some floral flavors.
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12/6/2007 - joe d wrote: 90 Points
This is really good. Didn't take notes but I recall a rich, mouthfilling wine with Muscadet cut and precision. Have they passed Pepiere on my list? My discrete CT scale: 95-extraordinary; 90-very good; 85-good; 80-fair; 75-poor
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6/25/2007 - Rieslingfan wrote: 92 Points
This actually smells like dry Riesling, except I have never smelled a dry Riesling that echoed seashells and salt air so clearly as does this wine. Ample fruit, as well as chalk, salt, stone and mineral dust flow across the palate in a package that is so much more than a simple Muscadet. This is nearly everything a wine should be. If you place a glass of this wine near your ear you can hear the ocean lapping against a sandy beach.
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5/11/2007 - marc d wrote:
With fresh oysters topped with breadcrumbs, minced ginger, shallot, and red peppers under the broiler for a couple of minutes, this was a hit. Crisp saline, lime and tonic water, vibrant but not sharp in the mouth with a long finish. Excellent.
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4/13/2007 - pkosmas wrote:
First experience with muscadet, compared beside an '05 Pepiere. Faint nose, not distinct of any fruit in particular. nicely perlant at first pour. Very lean, crisp, and acidic on the palate without being sharp. kind of a steely note to it. not much fruit, which i gather is typical. served with bay scallops over braised endive and leeks. went nicely, but not a wow experience.
night 2: much more bang for the buck! served with a vegetable stew with rosemary and leeks, wow! astonishing what it did with the rosemary. a tomato based soup too! very delicious.
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4/9/2007 - marc d wrote:
Really nice, but open a bottle, drink a glass and come back in 3 days, it becomes a wow. Beautiful nose full of minerals, some lemony fruit, hints of ocean spray. It has lots of grip from the skins, and body but also lots of cut. It never seems overly sharp or really acidic. Just great, long finish.
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1/25/2007 - marc d wrote:
Really outstanding minerality, talc powder and wet rocks abound here. Some lemon lime tonic water flavors, very crisp and overall delicious wine.
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