1979 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  4/11/2024 - AudunG wrote: 88 Points

  Color something between redcurrant and mullet. Delicious aromas of honey and red berries, like raspberries and plums. Light weighted, velvety and semi sweet on the palate. I mean a bottle tasted before X-mas was better, though.

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  1/5/2024 - GAVK Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Old wine, which, despite its age, still has a lot of spark.
  
  Colour: Beautiful dark amber
  Nose: raisins and dried fruits, blue cheese, red apple and honey
  Mouth: tastes of dried fruits, but not as sweet as the sugar content would let you believe. savoury and with good acidity still. A long, almost salty finish. Medium plus intensity.
  
  Not the most complex wine, but a nice experience. Worked very well with a cheese platter consisting of both blue cheese, soft and hard cheeses.
  
  This can probably be stored for many years to come, but I’m not sure if it will get any better.
  
  Edit: On day two. It still holds up, but with notably more oxidative notes in the form of fallen apples and sherry

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  1/1/2024 - MWiking wrote: 85 Points

  Bra vin men Håller tyvärr inte hela vägen. Väldigt kul att prova igen men ingen personlig fsvorit

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  12/31/2023 - Anders Danielsen Lie Likes this wine: 88 Points

  45 år gammel søt chenin fra velkjent produsent. 12,5%, 91g sukker per liter. 20% høstes tidlig, resten høstes en måned senere delvis botrytisert. Spontangjæring og modning 8 mnd på sementtanker. Ravgul, litt diskret aroma av mineraler, botrytis, honning, korinter. Smaken er mer imponerende enn duften. Balansert, ikke veldig intens verken mht syre, sødme og konsentrasjon.

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  12/27/2023 - SAND Likes this wine: 90 Points

  (Purchased in France in 1992)
  NOSE: Ripe yellow pear, apricot, honey, sweet orange, fresh orange zest, candied orange zest, sweet almond. With time hints of petroleum, like a well aged Riesling. (89p)
  TASTE: Medium sweet with nice acidity to balance. Orangey and citrusy base with tropical yellow fruits on top.
  Medium bodied, slightly oily mouthfeel. Long citrusy aftertaste. (89-90p)
  OVERALL: Very much alive and well after almost 44 years in bottle. Surprisingly orange-citrusy. Needs air and time to open up on the nose.
  TOTAL SCORE: 89 + 1 for age and uniqueness = 90 points.

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