Visit to Vignobles Touchais

A visit to Vignobles Touchais, the producer of Moulin Touchais, where we were showed around by Jean-Marie Touchais. Two good vintages vintages tasted. 2003 was the most recent release since Moulin Touchais is relased at 10 years of age. J-M Touchais considered the 2003 a top vintage.

• 1997 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 91 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

  Nose with honey, dried fruit, yellow apple, some tropical fruit, spice, and some developed notes. The palate is rather sweet, with good acidity, pronounced spice notes, some citrus, honey, good balance, good concentration of fruit. Approachable now, could develop more, 91(+) p.

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• 2003 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 90 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

  Nose with smoke and some hazelnuts (but not any oxidation notes), yellow apple, some spice. Sweet on the palate, with balancing medium acidity, spice, yellow apple, some dried fruit, some honey, slightly oily, good mint notes. 90+ p.
  By Moulin Touchais standards, the 2003 doesn't seem quite "ready" yet, but it is balanced and will be very long-lived. The heat of the vintage can be somewhat felt in the character of the wine. It comes across as a little sweeter and less acid-dominated than a representative vintage, but the acidity is definitely high enough for balance, so I wouldn't want to exaggerate the difference. The hot vintage also gives a concentrated wine.

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