2008 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos Habert

Community Tasting Notes (71) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  2/19/2022 - fitzi wrote:

  Very good, classic, mature Montlouis: pit fruit, sweetness mostly resolved, just enough to balance the characteristically assertive Chenin acidity. Serves nicely as an aperitif, though its medium-weight body equips it to accompany main course dishes without breaking a figurative sweat. Not a knock-out. Still don't see a lot of additional development, but, I would say, mid-'plateau,' and not approaching decline. Nevertheless, I'll still aim to drink up my remaining sooner rather than later.

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  12/2/2021 - Maznoc Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Just spectacular - this was worth the wait. Carefully cellared now for over 11 years, finally tapped into my last bottle (thanks Coravin - maybe I can stretch this out a bit longer).
  
  Powerful nose of honeysuckle, cut pear and wildflowers. Beautiful mouthfeel with honeyed fruit notes dominating, nice levels of residual sugar balanced by pleasant acidity. Excellent on all levels.

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  6/18/2021 - ocassiuso Likes this wine:

  Deep yellow color. Smells like pastry with icing. Off-dry, with pronounced acidity. Flavors blossom in the mouth. Salty and honeyed. Tropical fruit and spice. Medium-bodied, 13°. Finishes dry. Long. Drinking this with a pork chop, fennel seed, garlic, saffron.

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  6/6/2021 - fitzi wrote:

  This was reasonably good. Not over the hill, IMHO, but no spring chicken. I get no intimations of upside yet to come, and plan to drink up over the next year or two.

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  6/4/2020 - Maznoc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Carefully cellared for nearly ten years. Displays a floral nose. Honeysuckle and vanilla notes dominate the mouth, with a bit of pear; residual sugar contributing both to sweetness and a slightly thick mouthfeel, yet balanced on finish by the underlying acidity. Very nice.

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