November 8, 2021 - Honey thick, apples, green grapes or kiwi, flowers, peaches, lemons. The nose and palate are the same, and they just go on and on and on. Definitely some residual sugar but ripping acidity to rein it in. An eye-opener.
August 19, 2020 - Very much like the bottle we had two years ago....see notes.
July 26, 2020 - Corked. Grrr
July 8, 2020 - Beautiful color. But corked.
March 22, 2020 - Vibrant golden yellow in colour with a tint of copper. Aromas of honeyed ripe apples, touch of lemon, splash of ocean mist.
There is some density to the mouthfeel. Ripe to slightly bruised (but not oxidized) apples and pears. The wine is dry, but not extra dry, with splashes of honey (but not cloying and definitely not approaching syrupy) to go along with the slight tanginess. Acidity is waning a bit though and the wine has lost its freshness feeling. But still a nice intensity and thickness and overall balance. A richness to the overall intensity of the wine. There is a nice herbal and mineral element that kicks in on the mid palate and continues to the finish. Nice length on the finish as well. This is a good wine to contemplate on by itself. It just seems to be missing a bit of something …. Maybe some extra fruit would have been nice. Fruit wise, it seems a bit one dimensional with the apples and pears, although with some air you can get wisps of ripe peach juice.
February 6, 2019 - Amazing. Complex, decadent, rich. Excellent tropical fruit and minerality, offdry and nicely balanced with good acidity. A beautiful wine.
January 20, 2019 - Plus évolué que le Haut-Lieu Sec servi en même temps, plus de sucre résiduel aussi, dans un ensemble qu demeure malgré tout bien tendu, complexe, généreux...
Délicieux!
July 23, 2018 - Tropical fruits dominate in this delicious vouvray with a rich mouthfeel. Acidity keeps it fresh and bright.
June 29, 2018 - Pleasant oxidative notes, interwoven with fruit and terroir elements. High energy mouthfeel, clean, appealing definition. Balanced and long. Still evolving and likely to last for another decade+.
August 23, 2016 - Has a bit of color, which I think has been there from the beginning; not a lot on the nose, bit of lightly crushed fruit and some sea spray; as might be expected from a 2009 there is plenty of rich fruit here, though it doesn't come across as overripe or cloying in any way, just a lot of intensity, with plenty of balancing acidity, a good kick of umami richness through the middle and well into the finish, which goes on nicely. Overall, a very good wine, though missing some complexity gears, and the richness overpowers any minerality that might be there in a cooler year.