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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 98 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Reinoudoor on 3/11/2023 & rated 92 points: I love it. This is perfect right now. Typical sweetness and acidity in very good balance. (476 views) | | | Tasted by mowtod on 6/17/2022 & rated 91 points: A huge surprise ! Cork worrisome . Nose delightful good fruit. Soft round smooth mouthfeel and nice finish . With fruit spread and feta and chèvre . Great combination . Happy it survived in cellar this long (870 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 5/9/2022: . Immediate Chenin, but guesses were Huet and Foreau. Mark gets Chidaine. General approval. Citrus, mango, candied ginger, with wool and wax in generous doses. Moderately sweet, vivid acids, fun. B+/A- (980 views) | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 3/12/2021 & rated 95 points: Yellow baked apples, baking spice honey and mango on the nose, starts off a little dark gold but within a few minutes lightens up and becomes more focused. A real nice tension between the fatness of the ripe grapes and the superb acidity on the back end. If you are fan of aged Loire Chenin this will rock your world as it maintains such an easy lush presence yet it has the underlying structure that makes you take notice. There is an amazing whiff of Umami sea breeze mineral that accompanies a slightly nutty flavor that somehow reminds me of Maraconna almonds. Old Chidaine rocks and you got to love the price of admission compare to some of the big boys such as Huet & Baumard. I get the feeling that this vintage is only going to get better with time! (1377 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 3/6/2021 & rated 94 points: The deep, sunny yellow of sunflowers.
Shy but complex nose of honey, apricot, mango and several floral and animal notes. Demi-sec palate. Rich and sensual. More passionfruit than apricot here. Ples mango and pineapple.
Awesome balance.
This is marvelous juice. (1341 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 9/18/2020: Off-Dry. Again, good but not exciting.
A 2002 opened first was oxidized, but this was still quite fresh and a reasonably inspired match for pork and green beans in a moderately spicy masala sauce. (1221 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 10/25/2019 & rated 87 points: Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
I do not have a lot of experience with Loire wines of this type, so I cannot put it into context. As noted by others, the wine is "off-dry" -- not truly sweet, but not dry. Not quite as rich ion the mouth as I thought it might be, but this was not important.
Next time, I will try it with some pate or something along those lines. (1334 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 1/21/2018: Off-dry. Good, but not exciting. Hasn’t evolved much. (1844 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 9/17/2016: Chatham. Again, underwhelmed though nothing wrong with it and decent match for steamed lobster. (2581 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 7/19/2016 & rated 93 points: A tad denser and richer than the bottle I had in november. Tropical scents, candied citrus, ginger, melon and mango. But also a very attractive sweet vegetal note on the palate: parsnip, grilled butternut squash, honey drizzled carrotcake, something like that. Not twoo sweet, truly demi sec. Great with a mango/chicken salad! (2769 views) | | | Tasted by Mark Larson on 6/7/2016 & rated 95 points: This is great sweet aged Chenin from the Loire. More bottles to come and September promises Foie Gros with plum freezer jam.
This is the real deal. So different from the last bottle tasted 5 years ago. (2967 views) | | | Tasted by DHJ1968 on 5/25/2016: Continues to slim down and gain focus. Floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee, and favoring mineral and spice over fruit, this is just nervy enough and absolutely delicious. No signs of early ox, just another out of this world Chidaine experience. Desert island producer. (2816 views) | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 4/15/2016: Very similar to my last bottle, second half stored with preserver even better the next day (1792 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 11/11/2015 & rated 91 points: Cool, low-key minerality, like mossy rocks, sea breeze and November Rain. Lovely balance in charming sweetness and acidic backbone. Voluptuous mid-palate, but finishes nearly dry. Lovely demi-sec. (1472 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 8/30/2015 & rated 92 points: Had with pasta tonite. Not a great pairing, but I was unfamiliar with this wine or producer until now. I wasn't prepared for the level of sweetness of this wine. I'll know better next time. Very pretty nose of creme brûlée, pears and baked apple. Plenty of sweet fruit here, as well as honey, orange peel & spice. A pretty full-bodied wine, with fair acidity level. Very round in the mouth, quite viscous and concentrated. Just the right level of sweetness that would enable one to match this wine with various types of food. A very pleasant learning experience, and this wine's got a long way to go. (2094 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 5/25/2015: Very nice if not spectacular in any way. Could use more acidity for my taste, but the yellow fruits and honey provide a richness and enough acidity to go well with a picnic of cheeses and pates and Jamon Iberico. (2044 views) | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 3/22/2015: At age 10 this is entering a nice point of softness and integration. The aromatics are a delicate combo of baked apple with a little pear and honey notes combined with hints of baking spice and the wine is soft yet mouth coating with a delicate layering of flavors which go from the fruit to a nice salinity and a fairly long finish. There still good freshness here and while the acidity is not pronounced it is definitively in the background. Maybe a touch drier than a dem-sec as you still get a sweetness on the entry. This shows pretty as it maintains a lightness vis a vie the texture. Quite a fine effort and another good example of the value of Chidain's wines and his delicate touch with this cuvee. Very versatile with food choices as this went well with grilled pork tenderloin, assorted salads as well as artisan cheeses. This would be excellent choice for Fioe Gras or pate. With good provenance this Should be good for a decade or two if not more. (2607 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 12/7/2014: Same as before
Good but ultimately too fat for my taste (2364 views) | | | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 1/21/2014 & rated 88 points: While this is not the most vibrant wine I have ever drank, it is well balanced. There's plenty of citrus fruit and melon, along with just a touch of that Chenin Blanc wet wool. Very nice pairing with my spicy seared scallops, as the moderate sweetness balanced the spice of the food. (3442 views) | | | Tasted by Chainthroer on 11/28/2013 & rated 93 points: Chidaine’s ’05 Les Tuffeaux was drinking on all cylinders with Thanksgiving dinner. Originally, I was going to start out the family meal with a nice chardonnay. But, my niece asked for something sweet, but not too sweet. So, I pulled this out of the cellar. Surprisingly, a quite good pairing with the turkey and everything else that came with it, as well as the pumpkin pie. I also opened a 1989 red Beaucastel, but although it was quite excellent by itself, it did not especially pair well with the food so we decided to complete consuming it later, after the desert. The Les Tuffeaux had similar aromas and flavors witnessed in past tastings: honey, baked apple, pear, apricot, ginger, hints of orange liqueur, maybe some crème brulee, and minerals. Creamy and viscous in the mouth. Big, rich and concentrated fruit. A nice and extended finish. Really drinking at its apogee now, but should last for many years. Quite a versatile wine for food pairing! Score 93-94. (2845 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 9/14/2013: Solid but not distinguished. More acid zip would have been nice. (2951 views) | | | Tasted by Chainthroer on 3/12/2013 & rated 92 points: Still has a light golden color. Aromas and flavors of honey, baked apple, pear, some orange liqueur, apricot, touches of crème brulee, and minerals. Big, rich and fairly concentrated. Creamy and succulent in the mouth. Nice acid and balance. Again, a long soft and honey-like finish. This chenin blanc has lots of time left. My problem is keeping my hands off of it for a while. I consumed the last bottle almost a year ago, so I should wait longer before the next bottle. Pairs nicely with Thai food, as long as it’s not spicy. (3482 views) | | | Tasted by seekwine on 12/10/2012 & rated 92 points: Suspect that some do not understand these wines from Chidaine. This wine was classic. Quince, white current, pear and white nectarine. Hmmmm....very white fruit. Hint of white pepper! Some sweetness with backbone to back it up. Bounces around the palate and makes one reach for another sip. Brings summer fruits back from memory. This one should go for another 5-10 years. (3390 views) | | | Tasted by GPW on 8/18/2012: Youthful. Some sweetness, but paired with decent acidity = juicy mouthfeel. (3159 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 5/7/2012: sweeter than I remember but still very nice and almost enough acid to pull it off with more normal fare...getting a bit flabby (3019 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2007, Issue #10, Recently Tasted Loire Valley Wines: The Garden is Open
(Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis “les Tuffeaux” Demi-Sec) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/22/2010)
(François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux) Group's #2 (my #6) – 26 pts.; 1, 1, 4, 0 - light golden yellow color; rich tart apple, floral, tart pear, mineral, quince nose; lanolin, ripe, juicy, peach, quince, mineral, pear nectar, chalk palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (9/21/2007)
(François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux) Concentrated, solid, sweet grapefruit and minerals palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. 93 points |
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