1964 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  1/20/2024 - WineKnut Likes this wine:

  Clear golden juice showing it's age in the glass, but still clear and very little tartrate in the bottle.
  
  Served at cellar temperature. Nose developing with air and time to warm in the glass. Closed at first, but after about an hour showed pineapple, truffle, walnuts, and a touch of paraffin.
  
  Palate was surprisingly fresh. Truffles dominating the palate on pnp. Bright pineapple and white peach, apparent botrytis, almonds and walnuts elbowing their way into the fold as it warmed and caught it's breath. Just a touch of sherry. Very balanced and quite fresh on the finish.
  
  10 tasters and not even a drop was left in one of the glasses. A treat!
  
  Not enough experience to score this one, but it was perfectly suited to a 60th birthday celebration.

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  8/10/2021 - John Dunlap Likes this wine:

  Birthday dessert wine.
  
  Ok, this wine is old, 57 years old to be exact, so let's not get caught-up in unnecessary perfectionism; otherwise, we would never drink the majority of our old wines in our cellars. As a result, I am not rating this wine.
  
  Purchased in the 1990s and stored ever since in a cool/cold cellar. Ullage was noticeable and I wish this wine could have been re-corked after 30 years... Clearly, the cork was old and required use of a Durand corkscrew. Removed in one piece with noticeable sugar(?) crystals part way up cork. Decanted to allow the wine to open up. No sediment to speak of.
  
  Color is deep golden brown (amber), looking like a Madeira more than a Loire. Nevertheless, the color is inviting in a cautious sort of way. Age before beauty, I guess.... Nose and palate of honey, baked apple, peach, apricot, and a toasted almond element on the finish. Toffee and citrus notes too. Good acidity keeps the honey flavors in balance. Pretty remarkable. Not in the zone for optimal drinking, but other bottles may be in better shape. Drink up.
  
  (Served simply, with sliced peaches, picked from the small orchard at Wiliams Selyem Winery, here in Sonoma. A great combo, btw.!)

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  6/27/2018 - VinoVeloVinyl wrote: flawed

  Moulin Touchais: A retrospective tasing conducted by Frederik Wilbrenninck and Richard Kelley MW; 6/26/2018-6/27/2018 (The Institute of Masters of Wine, London SW11): 1964 was the best vintage of the decade but…
  
  Oh no. TCA alert. Ruined.
  Bad.

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  5/27/2016 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 92 Points

  Komplex doft med bränt socker, apelsin, sherrytoner och en aning lösningsmedel. Fint balanserat med fräsch syra

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  5/26/2016 - Patrik H Likes this wine: 89 Points

  On the nose: Almond, glue, beach ball, solvent, sherry, orange, apricot
  On the palate:Sweet honey, burnt sugar, almond
  Long finish

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