I always feel like I have a blind spot for Chenin Blanc, but this is a way to get over that. Piercing aromatics, lemon oil, funk, only a little wooly, oh wow, the acid and slate, oily texture, so looong. Really fantastic.
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Pop and pour. This could have benefited from a splash decant to blow off the touch of reduction and help the fruit come to the foreground on the nose. But, last night, there was no time for that. Aromas of pear, white peach, some vanilla cream and some interesting herbal scents (hay, honeysuckle). The palate is nicely integrated with some nice ripe fruit on entry along with beeswax giving this wine a very pleasant and rich mouthfeel. The bright acidity appears on the mid-palate and cuts through the fruit and oak very nicely. Along with the acidity comes some refreshing crushed stones and citrus notes all the way to a long finish. Very good. The structure will probably keep this aging nicely but this bottle had very nice balance and complexity. I might age some for science but a lot of them will be drunk shortly.
Very pretty, crystalline Chenin, but a faint caramel note emerged as it warmed. Don’t know whether this was due to the barrels used during winemaking or storage issues (auction bottle) or something else, but it didn’t do the wine any favors, imho.
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Peach, honeysuckle, petrol, jasmine, wet stone, and Sprite.
The somm at The Modern in NYC recommended this as an alternative to dry Riesling and she really delivered. It’s not quite as acidic as Riesling, but it has comparable complexity. It's noticeably oilier though.
The best part? A 2* restaurant has this on their list for <2x market value.
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Tulip yellow. Toasted coconut aromas-yum, I'm about to drink suntan lotion! All about the oak in texture and flavor, although there is a pleasant complement of citrus and excellent acidity as well. Not a style I embrace, let's just leave it at that. Each time I've tasted this, the wood seems more and more intrusive.
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Another beautiful bottle of Collier! My impressions are not very similar to some of these other tasting notes. Beeswax, lime peel, guava, stone fruits abound and I love this wine. Yes, of course, there is tons of acidity and I am an acid freek so this is not a hindrance to my palate. Day 2 much more open and ready to please. The fruit is a bit more round and the acid still present but aiding not abetting sell me all your bottles please Onto Day 3. More electric than ever. The fruit is widening and fleshing out. There’s an oak thing, minimal, going on which just appeared. Nothing gone missing. I would give a good bottle another 3-5 years. 10 years sounds tight.
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Wow, this was damn good. After an encounter with another Collier '15 tow years ago which was showing hot and almost with RS I was a little afraid. I was wrong! Beautiful nose with apricot, pear, chalk. Palate is full of energy despite its richness with nice acidity. Borderline exotic without crossing the line. Long finish. Very good.
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Really quite a lovely wine; first bottle from this producer; the nose is explosive with ripe peaches, pears, almost some peach pie, some earthy hints, floral notes, and a bit of dried hay; the palate is rich and starts round until a laser beam of acidity takes over and drives this through; a lovely dry chenin that has lots of development potential. Will be very interesting to follow.
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Very acidic with strong green apple taste. Mildly oaked but the acidity overpowers the vanilla. Has some notes of a burgundy with some mineralogy and floral notes however solidly a Loire overtone. Ate with salmon and a heavier cream sauce which did take some of the edge off of the acidity.
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Medium yellow. When I smelled buttered popcorn, orange, and vanilla, I could've sworn that I had poured a ripe vintage Mâconnais wine. Medium to full bodied, quite glycerine. Good underlying citrus and better acidity than the last bottle a year ago, but my, the oak is much more noticeable too, and it dominates the mid-palate and finish with unappealing toastiness and astringency. This is the Guiberteau style of Saumur gone horribly wrong. I am really disappointed with how this has turned out and wish I had consumed all of my bottles before the wood proved to be so intrusive.
TASTE: medium+ to high acidity; tastes a lot like Arcadian's Sleepy Hollow Chardonnay (and, in fact, that is *exactly* what Ashley guessed when I gave this to her blind) -- it is a bit less rich, perhaps, than the Arcadian Chard; quite ripe; kiss of oak (a pretty big kiss, really); hint of hay on the finish; a bit creamy/lactic; 13% alc. is well-hidden. This was more ponderous than I was expecting, given the vintage and the producer's reputation. Very nice, but I'm on the fence about it being worth the money.
50, 5, 12, 16, 8 = 91
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Super beau Chenin. Ample et structuré. Pommes et agrumes avec une belle acidité. Droit et incisif avec une finale pas très longue mais qui fait saliver. Très bon vin.
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The riper vintage shows here in a broader-shouldered profile, with crystalline candied ginger, poached pears and almonds. Still plenty of acid to provide tension, accompanied by notes of green apple and lemon. A very graceful, "burgundian" expression of chenin blanc, but vibrant and full of energy in a way that screams Loire.
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Consistent with my previous bottle. This is such a sinewy wine without being at all heavy or ponderous. For whatever reason, these Collier wines really hit a sweet spot for me. This has a long and beautiful life ahead of it.
Nez très expressif sur les fruits jaunes et blancs bien mûrs mais sans verser dans la lourdeur. L'aération amène des notes florales assez intenses avec un léger miel. Très joli ! Bouche dense, impactante, enveloppante tout en dégageant une sacrée vélocité. Bonne finale qui laisse la bouche fraîche et disponible pour le prochain verre !
Y a pas c'est très très bon et même à 37€, ce qui n'est pas négligeable, j'en redemande !
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Blew me away! Notes of ripe apricot (marillen), pear, yellow apple, with some flintiness. There is also a part of it that reminds me of walking in a wet forrest with pine trees. There is some kid of white flower in the background, but can’t quit put my finger on what. The acidity makes it really balanced.
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Stunning. I'm really in love with the whites from Collier. This shows the warmth and joyful fruit of the vintage but with a strong backbone and density. At maturity this will be incredible, but it is great now.
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Medium yellow. Intriguing aromas of citrus, vanilla, and lavender (yes, lavender). Medium weight but broad, fairly low acidity for Chenin, and a good amount of soil. Very open, quite tasty.
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Première fois que je peux goûter ce domaine, sur son entrée de gamme. Une belle robe d’un or brillant, nez explosif de fruits exotiques accompagné de notes marqué de pétrole. Bouche pleine, construite sur une grosse densité qu’une acidité vient tranché sur une finale très très digeste. Très joli chenin.
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4/9/2024 - Eric wrote: 93 Points
I always feel like I have a blind spot for Chenin Blanc, but this is a way to get over that. Piercing aromatics, lemon oil, funk, only a little wooly, oh wow, the acid and slate, oily texture, so looong. Really fantastic.
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4/9/2024 - ZackD Likes this wine: 97 Points
Grapefruit, gummy bear texture, delicious
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1/17/2024 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bitter inflections on finish. Have never loved this vintage.
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9/21/2023 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 91 Points
Oaky…
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5/6/2022 - philmtl Likes this wine:
Pop and pour. This could have benefited from a splash decant to blow off the touch of reduction and help the fruit come to the foreground on the nose. But, last night, there was no time for that. Aromas of pear, white peach, some vanilla cream and some interesting herbal scents (hay, honeysuckle). The palate is nicely integrated with some nice ripe fruit on entry along with beeswax giving this wine a very pleasant and rich mouthfeel. The bright acidity appears on the mid-palate and cuts through the fruit and oak very nicely. Along with the acidity comes some refreshing crushed stones and citrus notes all the way to a long finish. Very good. The structure will probably keep this aging nicely but this bottle had very nice balance and complexity. I might age some for science but a lot of them will be drunk shortly.
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3/24/2022 - Villon wrote: 92 Points
De mémoire: excellent, assez riche et frais à la fois, élevage appuyé donnant de la rondeur.
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2/19/2022 - winchester-xi wrote:
Very pretty, crystalline Chenin, but a faint caramel note emerged as it warmed. Don’t know whether this was due to the barrels used during winemaking or storage issues (auction bottle) or something else, but it didn’t do the wine any favors, imho.
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12/16/2021 - evjoh Likes this wine:
Peach, honeysuckle, petrol, jasmine, wet stone, and Sprite.
The somm at The Modern in NYC recommended this as an alternative to dry Riesling and she really delivered. It’s not quite as acidic as Riesling, but it has comparable complexity. It's noticeably oilier though.
The best part? A 2* restaurant has this on their list for <2x market value.
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11/26/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:
Tulip yellow. Toasted coconut aromas-yum, I'm about to drink suntan lotion! All about the oak in texture and flavor, although there is a pleasant complement of citrus and excellent acidity as well. Not a style I embrace, let's just leave it at that. Each time I've tasted this, the wood seems more and more intrusive.
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11/14/2021 - ciaovito wrote: 94 Points
Another beautiful bottle of Collier! My impressions are not very similar to some of these other tasting notes. Beeswax, lime peel, guava, stone fruits abound and I love this wine. Yes, of course, there is tons of acidity and I am an acid freek so this is not a hindrance to my palate. Day 2 much more open and ready to please. The fruit is a bit more round and the acid still present but aiding not abetting sell me all your bottles please
Onto Day 3. More electric than ever. The fruit is widening and fleshing out. There’s an oak thing, minimal, going on which just appeared. Nothing gone missing. I would give a good bottle another 3-5 years. 10 years sounds tight.
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4/26/2021 - french16 wrote:
Wow, this was damn good. After an encounter with another Collier '15 tow years ago which was showing hot and almost with RS I was a little afraid. I was wrong! Beautiful nose with apricot, pear, chalk. Palate is full of energy despite its richness with nice acidity. Borderline exotic without crossing the line. Long finish.
Very good.
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1/31/2021 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 91 Points
Far showier than any vintage Collier tasted previously. Hopefully, the new oak integrates. Minerality is overwhelmed by new oak now.
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1/24/2021 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Really quite a lovely wine; first bottle from this producer; the nose is explosive with ripe peaches, pears, almost some peach pie, some earthy hints, floral notes, and a bit of dried hay; the palate is rich and starts round until a laser beam of acidity takes over and drives this through; a lovely dry chenin that has lots of development potential. Will be very interesting to follow.
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1/23/2021 - amenges Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very acidic with strong green apple taste. Mildly oaked but the acidity overpowers the vanilla. Has some notes of a burgundy with some mineralogy and floral notes however solidly a Loire overtone. Ate with salmon and a heavier cream sauce which did take some of the edge off of the acidity.
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1/22/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium yellow. When I smelled buttered popcorn, orange, and vanilla, I could've sworn that I had poured a ripe vintage Mâconnais wine. Medium to full bodied, quite glycerine. Good underlying citrus and better acidity than the last bottle a year ago, but my, the oak is much more noticeable too, and it dominates the mid-palate and finish with unappealing toastiness and astringency. This is the Guiberteau style of Saumur gone horribly wrong. I am really disappointed with how this has turned out and wish I had consumed all of my bottles before the wood proved to be so intrusive.
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1/3/2021 - grafstrb wrote: 91 Points
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 2 to 3 hours --
NOSE: fresh lily; honey; candle wax; strong honey note; medium-light apple aspect.
BODY: medium golden yellow color; medium bodied.
TASTE: medium+ to high acidity; tastes a lot like Arcadian's Sleepy Hollow Chardonnay (and, in fact, that is *exactly* what Ashley guessed when I gave this to her blind) -- it is a bit less rich, perhaps, than the Arcadian Chard; quite ripe; kiss of oak (a pretty big kiss, really); hint of hay on the finish; a bit creamy/lactic; 13% alc. is well-hidden. This was more ponderous than I was expecting, given the vintage and the producer's reputation. Very nice, but I'm on the fence about it being worth the money.
50, 5, 12, 16, 8 = 91
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11/15/2020 - maxima wrote: 89 Points
Super beau Chenin. Ample et structuré.
Pommes et agrumes avec une belle acidité.
Droit et incisif avec une finale pas très longue
mais qui fait saliver.
Très bon vin.
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9/25/2020 - Jason Stein wrote: 91 Points
The riper vintage shows here in a broader-shouldered profile, with crystalline candied ginger, poached pears and almonds. Still plenty of acid to provide tension, accompanied by notes of green apple and lemon. A very graceful, "burgundian" expression of chenin blanc, but vibrant and full of energy in a way that screams Loire.
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7/25/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 94 Points
Consistent with my previous bottle. This is such a sinewy wine without being at all heavy or ponderous. For whatever reason, these Collier wines really hit a sweet spot for me. This has a long and beautiful life ahead of it.
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6/26/2020 - Marc C Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nez très expressif sur les fruits jaunes et blancs bien mûrs mais sans verser dans la lourdeur. L'aération amène des notes florales assez intenses avec un léger miel. Très joli !
Bouche dense, impactante, enveloppante tout en dégageant une sacrée vélocité.
Bonne finale qui laisse la bouche fraîche et disponible pour le prochain verre !
Y a pas c'est très très bon et même à 37€, ce qui n'est pas négligeable, j'en redemande !
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6/1/2020 - Throughthegrapevine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Blew me away! Notes of ripe apricot (marillen), pear, yellow apple, with some flintiness. There is also a part of it that reminds me of walking in a wet forrest with pine trees. There is some kid of white flower in the background, but can’t quit put my finger on what. The acidity makes it really balanced.
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4/11/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 94 Points
Stunning. I'm really in love with the whites from Collier. This shows the warmth and joyful fruit of the vintage but with a strong backbone and density. At maturity this will be incredible, but it is great now.
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8/23/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium yellow. Intriguing aromas of citrus, vanilla, and lavender (yes, lavender). Medium weight but broad, fairly low acidity for Chenin, and a good amount of soil. Very open, quite tasty.
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6/18/2019 - Atmosphere wrote: 90 Points
Domaine du Collier 2015 - Saumur Blanc
Première fois que je peux goûter ce domaine, sur son entrée de gamme.
Une belle robe d’un or brillant, nez explosif de fruits exotiques accompagné de notes marqué de pétrole. Bouche pleine, construite sur une grosse densité qu’une acidité vient tranché sur une finale très très digeste.
Très joli chenin.
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