2003 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Demi-Sec

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  4/8/2021 - Putnam Weekley wrote: 93 Points

  The top of the wine-impregnated cork is black. In a weird way I find this reassuring. Some of my favorite wines have had similar outward appearances. ALMOND PASTE, savory, umber tufo, cucumber gin, lily pond, tightly organized. Sweet attack, high tempo, bouyant, bitter succulent herbs, aloe. I feel a certain excitement as the acidity begins to rouse. I immerse in it, and the notes of almond expand and gain weight. Rice proteins and starches. Musk. Thriving, muscular GREEN ROOTS. Tensile strength. Flexible. Whistle-clean, cool, linear edges. Where are those acids? Let it aerate. After all, it’s Chenin, and still far from its expiration. Freshly opened, it tastes best at 50 deg. F. By tomorrow, the acids will pop, and you’ll want to drink it at 60. I’ll try to resist draining it! But for now, it keeps hanging and changing: SALTIER now, muscat raisins, BROWN BUTTERED PEPPERMINT. Apple blossoms. STONE. Bitter stone. Lilac. Quince, certainly. UPDATE, 24 hours later. Yup. It all comes together. As remarkable as this bottle was when I opened it, I’d certainly rather drink it this way. At 63 deg. F. No hint of oxidation. Creamy, bright with boney acidity. This is a special wine. Drink now (with lots of air) – 2028.

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  4/21/2020 - Nickac1984 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  We went to the vinyard about 5 years ago and had a wonderful time with the vintner. We have been drinking 1 or 2 bottles every year to watch it age over the years. This is our last bottle and while it may have lost a bit of its acidity and luster, it's still drinking beautifully. There is a wonderful golden color and honey and dried fruit notes are still very much in tact. There is still more than enough acid to make it very enjoyable for at least a few more years. So happy to be drinking it and will absolutely try to get a few more bottles before there are no more.

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  4/13/2020 - perisolb Likes this wine:

  The cork had lots of mold on it, but luckily not on the wine side of it. Fresh nose of honey. Medium acidity, quite a bit of sweetness. Oily mouthfeel. Dried apricots, honey, Mirabelle plums. Some noble rot? Long honey aftertaste. Truly delicious!

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  10/30/2019 - M.Batard wrote: 89 Points

  Offered a glass at ThinkWine in Hong Kong. Deep yellow color. Quince and honey notes. Graceful. Not cloying, with admirable lightness, especially on the finish. Paired very well with sauteed foie gras.

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  9/8/2019 - batstongue wrote: 91 Points

  Cork a bit soft but intact. Golden colour. Very rich with beeswax and honey on palate. Finishes lightly, not cloying. Delicious and still very much alive, belying the lowly rating of this vintage in the Loire.

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