Community Tasting Notes 2

• forceberry wrote: 94 points

  November 6, 2020 - Made with botrytized Chenin grapes from very old wines. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, aged in old tonneaux. Bottled in the spring after a light filtration. 9,5% alcohol.
  
  Developed and quite concentrated coppery color. Impressively rich, complex and perfumed nose with sweet aromas of exotic flowers and honeydew melon, some dank, herbal aromas of pot and tarragon, a little bit of caramel, light spicy notes of saffron and a hint of cloudberry jam. Lots of things going on here. The wine is sweet, full-bodied and quite concentrated on the palate with a somewhat sticky mouthfeel and bold flavors of apricots, some honey, light saffron notes, a little bit of ripe red apple, a hint of steely minerality and a touch of dried nectarine. Despite its quite big body and noticeable sweetness, the wine never once comes across as fat or blowzy, thanks to the remarkably high acidity that keeps the overall feel wonderfully in balance. The finish is sweet, juicy and broad yet firm with long flavors of honey, apple jam, some wizened nectarine tones, a little bit of saffron, light steely mineral tones, a hint of dried tropical fruits and a gaseous struck-match note of SO2.
  
  A beautiful, complex and harmonious sweet Vouvray that is drinking wonderfully at the moment, but at the same time shows tremendous aging potential for many more decades. Although the wine is starting to show the first signs of evolution - saffron and dried fruits - the overall feel is still youthful, and it feels as though there is still quite a big dose of SO2 that is yet to blow off completely. Most likely this will continue to evolve for half a century or more. Fine and enjoyable stuff with a lot of upside to it. Highly recommended.

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• Axone wrote: 90 points

  July 14, 2013 - Quelques liquoreux et italiens rouges (A la maison, en attendant les vacances à Barolo): Joli liquoreux, avec un belle acidité en finale.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer François Pinon
• Varietal Chenin Blanc
• Designation Cuvée Botrytis Limited Release
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Vouvray

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