2004 Nicolas Joly Savennières Roche aux Moines Clos de la Bergerie

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 90 points

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  5/27/2022 - kostaslonis wrote:

  Random wines tried during service (Oinoscent): Brought to drink during service
  14.50%, decanted at 16.30 tasted at 17.30
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  The wine shows deep golden color.
  In the nose the wine shows gif notes, quince jam, tin peach and apricot, a touch spicy with some more honey notes.
  In the palate, the wine shows medium body, high acidity, quince, tin peach and apricot again, steely, warmth, medium finish
  At peak I would say but it would probably stay like this for a few more years

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  8/27/2021 - Wine Spam Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Evocative wine with overlapping mineral with sweet perfume, giving a complex palate that rewarded the whole evening. Lovely and interesting. Finishes long.

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  4/16/2021 - TexasBob wrote: flawed

  Glowing orange salmon color. Sweet, piercing orange oil and beeswax on the nose. Notes of sweet oranges and beeswax; although seriously oxidized, you can get a glimpse of what this wine used to be.

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  9/23/2020 - Alykhan V Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still very young
  Took a while in decanter to open up
  Initially aromas were of Granny Smith apples and hay and orange oil
  Then mushroomy and white truffle notes became more pronounced and came to dominate
  Eventually, the fruits re-emerged and the wine achieved a good measure of balance on the nose
  The texture was very elegant and not overly oily, viscous, or alcoholic — which was my fear.
  Very ripe fruits on palate and orange and honeyed notes towards the end

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  9/19/2020 - JohnSh wrote: 93 Points

  It's always interesting (and a little scary) when you open a Joly wine. The bright golden yellow color was concerting, but no oxidation on the nose. Using traditional fruit descriptors for this wine is difficult. It's more about texture, bitter/sweet profiles and minerality than fruit per se. There was a hint of butterscotch on both the nose and palate and earthy pear notes too, but it was mainly about the battle between the ripeness of the fruit and the botrytis versus the very bone dry finish, a very long finish. Nice concentration too. Fascinating and very on, especially after some time in a decanter. Give it time! I don't see this hitting a plateau soon. I loved it (A).

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