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| Community Tasting Notes (average 84.3 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 11/10/2020: Volatile, sour, and a bit mousy. I think I’d rather have a cider or beer that was made with care rather than this bit of randomness in a bottle. (877 views) | | | Tasted by PatrickO33 on 11/9/2020 & rated 85 points: On the nose there is ripe apple and pears, nail polish and a almost pungent note of old hay. Palate all over the place, white fruits, salted lemon and dried juniper. Quite wild and worth a try. (686 views) | | | Tasted by Finare Vinare on 9/5/2020 & rated 89 points: Grenache Blanc from a long and slow press (four days), and fermented in old barrel. Youthful, leesy and lifted aromas in the way of peach, apple, orange, and smoky bergamotte (Earl Grey). Volatile notes are pretty well integrated and not disturbing. The palate offers a hint of co2, fresh and intense flavours, perky salinity, and triggering acidity - again the volatile component comes across as well integrated. This wine has a particular energy and tension which makes for great late-night solo refreshment. Kept well over 24h in the fridge. (Disclaimer: ITB with Swedish importer Vin & Natur) (1447 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 6/4/2020 & rated 79 points: A white made from organically farmed Grenache Blanc. Vinified and bottled without any fining, filtration or sulfites. 12,5% alcohol. From a magnum.
Pale, slightly hazy lemon yellow color. Wild and somewhat sweet-toned nose with aromas of fragrant herbs, some yeast, a little bit of quince, light peachy tones, a volatile hint of nail polish and a touch of sweet golden apple. The wine is ripe, lively and medium-to-moderately full-bodied on the palate with juicy and quite wild flavors of sweet golden apples, some candied notes of gummi bear, a little bit of peachy fruit, light yeasty tones, a hint of kiwi and a lifted volatile touch of sweet nail polish. The wine is high in acidity, but there is a hint of roughness and burn to the acidity, suggesting elevated levels of acetic acid. The finish is dry, crunchy and somewhat wild with flavors of juicy golden apples, some herbal bitterness, a little bit of crunchy quince and finally a subtle touch of mousy THP. The mousiness fortunately doesn't take over the whole aftertaste, but still lends a subtly unclean touch to the finish,k reducing some of the enjoyment.
All in all, a somewhat pleasant, ripe and crunchy little white, but one that feels ultimately a bit too primary, a bit too simple and - most of all - a bit too wild. Had the wine felt cleaner and more balanced, I could've imagined it could improve a bit with age, but now, with its elevated levels of ethyl acetate (nail polish) and acetic acid along with the faint mousiness in the aftertaste, I really wouldn't keep this wine any further. All in all, this was a drinkable effort but one that left a rather lukewarm impression. A smart move from the producer to bottle it in magnum bottles only - now they have to sell only half the amount of bottles to get rid of the stuff. (1380 views) |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESArdèche Côteaux de l'Ardèche
Maison Louis Latour has been using its winemaking know-how in the Côteaux de l'Ardèche since the late 1970s. After a 12-year research project we selected the terroirs best suited to the Chardonnay variety, the grape also used in the white Grand Cru wines of Burgundy. Here Chardonnay benefits from the Ardèche's Mediterranean climate and its geographical location, which can be considered a meeting point between northern and southern France. Unlike in Burgundy, the vines are not subject to uncertain weather conditions and the grapes are able to attain full ripeness each year. These factors, when combined with the region's high altitude of around 270 metres and its clay-limestone soils, are the reasons behind the remarkably consistent quality, and balance of our Ardèche wines. They are characterised by southern fruit ripeness combined with a freshness and acidity more akin to the wines of Burgundy. |
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