May 5, 2023 - A hefty wine with beeswax, honey and lychee from attack to finish. Definite minerality but a nonetheless ripeness as well. Lemon drop, creamed corn, stone fruits, orange blossom, honeysuckle and honey, beeswax. This is textbook mid-valley Loire. 13% alc. With shrimp galette and cheeses. On a late night Friday by the terrace fire. 05.05.23. Highly Recommended.
March 15, 2023 - I liked this a lot! Stone fruits, honey, almost a little wax, minerality, with a nice finish. Paired with sushi - it was a great choice!
December 15, 2022 - This creeps slowly towards maturity. Plenty of latent character, real depth & intensity. Sappy, tight focus, with ‘minerality’ a theme throughout.
July 23, 2022 - We pulled this as a second bottle for dinner after finishing off the Mellott Les Romains. Frankly, the table preferred this wine over the Les Romains. Was it the heft of the wine or the honey and lychee finish of the wine? No idea, but both appealed to me. The color is a captivating yellow. The nose is ripe yet offers some minerality too. Lemon drop, creamed corn, stone fruits, orange blossom, honeysuckle and honey, and a bit of lychee as well. The notes just keep coming. What wasn’t finished off at dinner went down quickly and equally enjoyably the next day. 13% alc. With Creole shrimp over creamed corn. 07.23.22. Highly Recommended.
March 21, 2022 - Young and a bit tight, but lovely honied Chenin fruit with dry minerally finish., B+ (needs time)
May 16, 2021 - Cons to previous bottle, a slow developer. Understated, plenty of latent power, well proportioned. Its peak seem a while away. Extended length.
March 30, 2021 - Far more balanced and integrated after about 10 days in the fridge. Weighty and persistent with light fruit and minerals.
January 16, 2021 - Better on night two than night one. In an interesting place with some air and suggesting good years ahead. Sit on these a bit.
December 24, 2020 - White orchard fruit, citrus, stony and fresh, again very good, I like to drink them on the younger side.
September 18, 2020 - Light-to-medium straw core. Citrus and fennel on the nose. Dry, balanced acidity, good fruit intensity (pear, peach and lemon, with fresh fennel on the finish). Cool and beautifully aromatic, this is very different from dry whites from Vouvray, Savennieres or Saumur. Chenin truly is a master of disguise.