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Loire tasting - White, Red and Sweet

Tasted May 20, 2017 by canan with 476 views

Introduction

The focus was Chenin Blanc for the whites and Cabernet Franc for the reds.

Flight 1 (1 note)

White - Sparkling

2009 Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant Cuvée Huet Brut France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray Pétillant

85 points

Delicate, slightly sweet but dry finish. Nice flavors.

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Flight 2 (3 notes)

White

2014 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Mont France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

90 points

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White

2014 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

86 points

Dusty, aged apples, slightly oxidated. Harsh and uncharming. Perhaps defective.

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White

2014 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Mont France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

90 points

Pear and quince fruit with a good flavor depth. Slightly sweet but nice and sharp acidity. Nice wine.

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Flight 3 (2 notes)

White

2010 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Trie Spéciale France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières

88 points

Wet hay, green fermented grass (yeast), sewer and a touch of cheese. Funky wine.

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White

2010 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Bournais France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire

93 points

Juicy green apple with a piercing acidity and lovely fruit depth. Has a solid mineralic touch. Tastes really good.

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Flight 4 (2 notes)

White

2014 Damien Laureau Savennières Le Bel Ouvrage France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières

91 points

Lovely perfumed nose. The palate has juicy green apples and pear but also a quite hard structure.
Stringent and piecing acidity. Nice wine but also not very pleasurable.

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White

2014 Nicolas Joly Savennières Les Clos Sacrés (Les Vieux Clos) France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières

86 points

Sewer and sulfur, gun powder, beer yeast. Also has a strange touch of hops which gives it a slight bitterness.
A funny natural wine but also quite strange.

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Flight 5 (2 notes)

White

2013 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Brézé France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur

87 points

Juicy pear fruit but also a bit of sulfur. The acidity is huge but the wine seems a bit closed down.
There is also a lot of coconut and the acidity is simply to overpowering to get any pleasure from the wine right now.

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White

2015 Sadie Family Chenin Blanc Skurfberg South Africa, Olifants River, Citrusdal

91 points

Honey and pear and some white flowers. The alcohol is a bit dominant but overall a nice wine.

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Flight 6 (2 notes)

White

2009 Ferme de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli) Les Vieilles Vignes des Blanderies France, Loire Valley, Vin de France

92 points

Mature and overripe sweet fruits but with a solid acidity and structure. Seems off-dry but very nice nonetheless.

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White

2008 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Bournais France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire

92 points

Overripe and oxidated with some petroleum and manure. Funky and fun but in a good way. Huge acidity.

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Flight 7 (2 notes)

White

2000 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières-Coulée de Serrant

93 points

Oxidated and fermented honey nose. Lots of complexity.
Slightly sweet palate with dried fruits and some botrytis. Complex and lovely wine.

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White

2014 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières-Coulée de Serrant

93 points

Very juicy pear and quince fruit with a touch of glue and white pepper. Pretty and clean flavors with a sharp acidity. Lovely wine.

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Flight 8 (2 notes)

Red

2010 Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Les Perrières France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil

92 points

Perfumed green bell pepper. Floral and juicy. Pure flavors and delicious. Lovely wine but perhaps a bit singular.

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Red

2010 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon

90 points

Green bell pepper on the palate with a huge acidity. Fresh and "clean" but also light and a bit short on the aftertaste.
Has a rustic touch and a touch of black pepper.

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Flight 9 (2 notes)

Red

2012 Dominique Joseph - Le Petit Saint Vincent Saumur-Champigny Les Clos Lyzières France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny

92 points

Perfumed, camphor and just very delicious. Enticing and lovely green bell pepper touch. Lovely structure.

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Red

2012 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Les Mémoires France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny

93 points

Fruity dark plum fruit with a huge acidity and great tannin structure. Only a very slight touch of green bell pepper but overall a lovely wine.

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Flight 10 (2 notes)

Red

2013 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Les Arboises Brézé France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur

92 points

Fresh and delicious with a solid fruit.Juicy and balanced acidity.

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Red

2011 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny

95 points

Dirt and coffee, complex and juicy but still with a lot of balance. Really a lovely wine with plenty of complexity like manure, black tea and orange peel.

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Flight 11 (2 notes)

White - Off-dry

2007 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Mont France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

86 points

Quite oxidated, dense sweetness but still a fairly light fruit flavors. Nice but very generic.

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White - Off-dry

2008 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

88 points

Butterscotch flavors with fresh acidity and slight sweetness. Light and elegant.

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Flight 12 (2 notes)

White - Sweet/Dessert

2003 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Le Haut-Lieu France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

91 points

Super fresh, dense sweetness and complex spicy aftertaste. Nice and clean flavors.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2003 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Le Mont France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

92 points

Dense sweetness profile but also very oxidated. Intense with some spicy vanilla.

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Flight 13 (1 note)

White - Sweet/Dessert

2003 Domaine Huet Vouvray Cuvée Constance France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

95 points

Very complex sweetness and just packed with apricots. A very extreme wine that is very compact and dense.
It has some lovely flavors of coffee, sewer, caramel and hazelnuts but also huge acidity. Impressive wine.

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Loire tasting - White, Red and Sweet

Introduction

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