Moulin Touchais - Liquid Gold from the Loire

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Tasted Monday, April 27, 2015 by tendring with 444 views

Introduction

Presented by Sandy Leckie with Pippa Hayward

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 2003 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 89 Points

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

    Slightly greenish intense gold.
    Delicate honeyed nose, some fruit and blossom.
    Medium sweet, honeyed, fresh, good acidity, slightly bitter finish, medium length.

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Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • 2002 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 91 Points

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

    Light, greenish gold.
    Intense honey nose.
    Very fresh taste, strong honey notes, well integrated, fairly light, grapefruit and pineapple in the mid palate, good length, delicious.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2001 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 91 Points

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

    Quite intense gold.
    Waxy nose, flowers and vegetal notes.
    A pretty rich taste, barley sugar, plenty of refreshing acidity, bitterness in the mid palate, very long.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 1997 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 92 Points

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

    Light intense gold.
    Very complex nose, flowers, minerality, barley sugar.
    Medium sweet, quite a warming taste, great balance, very long.

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

  • 1996 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 93 Points

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

    Very intense gold.
    A gentle nose, honey crème brûlée, mineral notes, some age.
    Very fresh, sweeter than other vintages but with more acidity, quite a youthful taste with great balance.

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 1986 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 91 Points

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

    Burnt gold.
    An oxidised nose with sweetness.
    The fruity taste and acidity overcome the oxidisation, burnt barley sugar, nuttiness, sublimely long.

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Flight 7 (1 Note)

  • 1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 94 Points

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

    Burnt gold.
    Very slightly madeirised, sweet and mineral.
    Delicious, quite youthful, fresh and lively, fruity, almost marmalade, very long, a delectable wine.

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Flight 8 (1 Note)

  • 1983 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 92 Points

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

    Burnt gold.
    Oxidised nose, very mature, some fruit, marmalade.
    Very marmalade in the mouth, great balance, lots of character, great fruity mid palate, vry long.

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