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• acyso wrote: 93 points

  April 26, 2022 - Dinner at Table, Donkey and Stick (Chicago, IL): A marked contrast from the 1995 Novembre, this shows much more white fruit and a lighter, more filigreed side of chenin. Bright and zippy with lovely acidity, this is still a refreshing wine at over 25 years. Unmistakably chenin (and perhaps even Pinon) from the wooly quality on the palate.

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• melvinyeowq Likes this wine:

  December 18, 2021 - A lovely drop of sweet wine. A honeyed pear note, had a firmer acidity and less overt sweetness compared to the Huet from the same vintage that I tried last year. A beautifully poised wine.

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• vulgar little monkey wrote: 94 points

  December 11, 2020 - A really beautiful bottle firmly settled into its middle age of richness yet still perfectly balanced and shaped. Opened to pair with seared foie gras and apples and the match was perfect. Among the best wine and food matches of the year. This wine has had quite the incredible life. I drank a ton of it early as it was showing this wild balance between acid and sugar and was bright, crunchy and floral. To have it now as it matures and tilts more towards honeyed notes while still showing some glimpses of its former self is why we cellar these things after all. I think the Pinon wines are vastly underrated.

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• Aris1a Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 24, 2020 - Wonderful and surprisingly youthful. Starts on the sweeter side on opening, but this dissipates quickly into a nuanced mix of pear, pineapple, lavender, hints of citrus and thyme. Very full body, long finish. Superb now, but can be aged even further.

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• vulgar little monkey wrote: 92 points

  October 19, 2019 - This was one of the bottles where the burnt sugar and a touch more sweetness comes out. Fantastic with cheese.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1996
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer François Pinon
• Varietal Chenin Blanc
• Designation 1er Trie
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Vouvray

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• In Cellars 45 (43%)
• Consumed 59 (57%)

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