August 27, 2023 - Excellent Muscadet, in great shape although just barely starting to show signs of slight oxy, lovely with tertiary character, slightly soft, overshadowed by the 2008 which was stellar. EWG Loire dinner at Otono
August 27, 2023 - Also starts off shy like the ‘07, but O2 does the trick. A bit simple but does gain some depth through the night. This was less complex than the ‘07 with less intensity and salinity. Still, a nice one tonight.
February 25, 2022 - Agree with reislingfan. This is still quite nice with bright notes, but overall vibrancy and citrus fruit and seaspray of its youth are a notch or three lower now.
February 12, 2022 - Why did I keep several bottles this long? Pure experimentation. This was a good wine, but would have been better a couple of years ago. Still a lot of seashell, but the citrus fruit elements have dropped out, so it’s mineral water with a rich finish. Interesting but not something I want more than a glass of at a sitting.
November 24, 2021 - My last bottle and it was good but not great. Brighter and livelier than prior ones but really, too much so. The acidity stuck out and threw the wine out of balance. Pleasurable all the same if not complex or noteworthy.
September 10, 2021 - Orleans. Still lots of mineral. Good match at this stage with grilled swordfish.
April 11, 2021 - Fresh and surprisingly unevolved. None of the honeyed notes that mature Muscadet can get. Instead this is all bright citrus and seaspray and acid, there's a lot of acid. Without food, the acid dominates the rest of the wine, but seafood smooths it out. Not as good as previous bottles I've had.
March 15, 2021 - In it's youth this wine was the poster child for the descriptor "liquid rocks." As it has gotten older it has maintained the intense minerality. The excellent acidity has less of a knife's edge as the wine has gotten rounder with age. It remains one of my favorite Briords vintages. It's not just for oysters anymore, in this case sautéed salmon fillet.
December 16, 2020 - My last from a case. Still showing really well. Stone fruit on the nose. A great blend of yellow fruit and stone in the mouth. One of the best QPRs on the planet.
June 24, 2020 - This was never the sharpest or sleekest vintage but it is retaining some fruit and freshness. Overall though, it tastes like a wine that has oxidized in a mature way not turned. Some depth and rather good but it's kind of tedious. I will drink my last bottle very soon.