Wine Education Service - Loire Valley

LSE
Tasted Thursday, July 23, 2009 by tendring with 414 views

Introduction

Sandy Leckie with Robin Edwards

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 2007 Domaine Masson-Blondelet Pouilly-Fumé 86 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé

    Bright grey-green silver.
    Pleasant suvignon blanc nose, gooseberry, tomato plants, etc., some minerality.
    Fruity and refreshing, good balance, pleasant on its own, medium length.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2000 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Mont 93 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Deep bright green-gold.
    Intense honeycomb aromas with waxy and citrus notes, wonderful.
    Stone fruits, gently balanced, elegant mouthfeel, smooth, good length.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Eric Morgat Savennières L'Enclos 84 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières

    Bright green gold.
    Waxy nose, a hint of sweetness, a little oxidised, lanolin, stony.
    Fruity, honey followed by bitterness, alcoholic, good length.

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Frederic Mabileau Bourgueil Racines 88 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil

    Opaque and with no age, inky purple.
    Lanolin, farmyard, youthful, maturing beautifully.
    Intense, black cherries, balanced but still youthful, great length.

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Flight 7 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Château la Varière Anjou-Villages Brissac 84 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou-Villages Brissac

    Inky purple with no age.
    Youthful, rather confected, restrained, a hint of ripe fruit,subtle, very spicy.
    Intense fruit, maybe over-extracted, quite tannic, full, maybe trying too hard to be wonderful, quite long.

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