Pale gold colour. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, cheese, cream, smoke, mushroom, forest floor and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, melon, pineapple, cheeses, cream, smoke, mushrooms, forest floor and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. An outstanding Muscadet that has matured beautifully. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.
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This has aged well, but may at peak now. A light straw colour and a nose of minerals and slight rotten fruits (in a good way). Medium to full bodied, with good intensity, and a slight butterscotch note on the long, minerally finish. Almost a cross of Chablis and Muscadet (A-).
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morning pee yellow; initially served too cold but as it warmed up it opened it up significantly; stone and restrained fruit; hint of sweet; smooth; drink up
This has aged well. Still youthful, even, with a light straw colour and a nose of minerals and slight rotten fruits (in a good way). Medium to full bodied, with great concentration and intensity, and a slight butterscotch note on the long, glistening finish. Very happy to have one left! (A-).
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Medium gold color - crystal clear. Medium aromas of citrus/ herbal with great minerality. Medium palate of citrus - rather linear with some possible phenolic bitterness noted. I agree with previous reviewers that this wine is not at all showing any age, no oxidation at all.
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Light straw yellow colour. Ripe yellow apples, minerals and nutty cheeses with hints of stone on the nose. Taste of ripe yellow apples, nuts and minerals. Long and dry finish filled with minerals. A good wine. Goes well with shellfish, fish or cheeses.
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Not a wine for the novice.... must be decanted at least 1 hour. On nose: initially an unpleasant scent of wet cardboard......but after 30 minutes, green pear skin and sea salt aromas. On palate : Green pear, sea salt, minerals and tart citrus the acidity is there but muted. As it warmed, it fleshed out VERY slightly , but developed subtle hints of gala apple and celery after an hour into the last glasses sampled. Not for everybody, this wine made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, has more austerity than a sauvignon blanc, and less fruit.... . but impresses with its longevity!...18 years old and NO sign of oxidation.... a very suitable accompaniment to shell fish and oysters, but nothing heavier.... . or may last a few more years. A new experience for me.
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Very light yellow. Pineapples, lemon curd, tangerine, and ripe apple. I was sceptical when this was recommended because of the Vinetage but this did not show its age at all. Some minerality but more lemon and less steel than most Chablis and less oak than white Burgundies.
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A private lunch (Restaurant Hedone *, Chiswick, London, UK): Intense but youthful colour, light for age, still with a green tinge; rich but fresh nose, salinity and beautifully developed fruit, aromatic green herbs, hint of tobacco, deep; rich and juicy palate, rounded and silky, completely developed but still perfectly fresh, beautifully balanced, floral flavours; good resonance and length. Delightful.
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Light golden in colour. Minerality plus on the nose, with some lemon as well. Very dry on the medium-full bodied palate, with the minerality (or whatever it is) at the forefront, but there's a nice richness and slight lemon notes. Somewhat chablis like, as its like sucking on a rock, quite refreshing, and yet rich and broad as well.Still young for a 15 year old Muscadet. Quite tasty and nice QPR for a 15 year old wine (A-)!
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My last bottle. Similar to the others: some really nice old muscadet bones, but it's marred by a mothball/urinal cake funk. The funks blows off a bit with air, but never quite enough to make it good.
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While this is decent for $20, based on this bottle, I'd call my previous note a bit generous. There's a mothball/urinal cake-y thing going on here that isn't very pleasant. Didn't really blow off this time either, at least not on day 1. I ended up giving away the rest before I could try it on day 2.
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Some funk, which blew off. Fairly typical aged muscadet that softened with air. Lots of minerality, some salinity, and still plenty of decent citrus fruit. Nothing to write home about, but for $20 one could do much worse.
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Had this one with the giant seafood platter @BalthazarNYC. Pop and pour. Very nice muscadet. Salt, lemon curd, zippy acidity, and a nice long finish. Very little sweetness, which was fine because the oysters and clams were absolutely dessert like in nature.
Phish: 12/15/95 Tweezer Reprise>Jim. Solid energy for an older jam. Machine gun trey, whole band improvising, soaring melodies. This is why we cellar wine and also phish CDs.
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10/15/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:
Pale gold colour. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, cheese, cream, smoke, mushroom, forest floor and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, melon, pineapple, cheeses, cream, smoke, mushrooms, forest floor and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. An outstanding Muscadet that has matured beautifully. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.
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2/28/2021 - JohnSh wrote: 90 Points
This has aged well, but may at peak now. A light straw colour and a nose of minerals and slight rotten fruits (in a good way). Medium to full bodied, with good intensity, and a slight butterscotch note on the long, minerally finish. Almost a cross of Chablis and Muscadet (A-).
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4/11/2020 - SadEdjo wrote: 90 Points
morning pee yellow; initially served too cold but as it warmed up it opened it up significantly; stone and restrained fruit; hint of sweet; smooth; drink up
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7/25/2019 - FjordogFjell wrote: 79 Points
Fyldig med myr-vekster og gulplomme, svak syre
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1/13/2019 - JohnSh wrote: 91 Points
This has aged well. Still youthful, even, with a light straw colour and a nose of minerals and slight rotten fruits (in a good way). Medium to full bodied, with great concentration and intensity, and a slight butterscotch note on the long, glistening finish. Very happy to have one left! (A-).
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12/22/2018 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium gold color - crystal clear. Medium aromas of citrus/ herbal with great minerality. Medium palate of citrus - rather linear with some possible phenolic bitterness noted. I agree with previous reviewers that this wine is not at all showing any age, no oxidation at all.
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9/4/2018 - SuperSomm wrote:
Light straw yellow colour. Ripe yellow apples, minerals and nutty cheeses with hints of stone on the nose. Taste of ripe yellow apples, nuts and minerals. Long and dry finish filled with minerals. A good wine. Goes well with shellfish, fish or cheeses.
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12/30/2017 - Pontifax wrote: 89 Points
Not a wine for the novice.... must be decanted at least 1 hour.
On nose: initially an unpleasant scent of wet cardboard......but after 30 minutes, green pear skin and sea salt aromas.
On palate : Green pear, sea salt, minerals and tart citrus the acidity is there but muted.
As it warmed, it fleshed out VERY slightly , but developed subtle hints of gala apple and celery after an hour into the last glasses sampled.
Not for everybody, this wine made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, has more austerity than a sauvignon blanc, and less fruit.... . but impresses with its longevity!...18 years old and NO sign of oxidation.... a very suitable accompaniment to shell fish and oysters, but nothing heavier.... . or may last a few more years.
A new experience for me.
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7/17/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very light yellow. Pineapples, lemon curd, tangerine, and ripe apple. I was sceptical when this was recommended because of the Vinetage but this did not show its age at all. Some minerality but more lemon and less steel than most Chablis and less oak than white Burgundies.
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7/1/2017 - jleknes wrote: flawed
Corked
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9/17/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Hedone *, Chiswick, London, UK): Intense but youthful colour, light for age, still with a green tinge; rich but fresh nose, salinity and beautifully developed fruit, aromatic green herbs, hint of tobacco, deep; rich and juicy palate, rounded and silky, completely developed but still perfectly fresh, beautifully balanced, floral flavours; good resonance and length. Delightful.
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9/19/2015 - JohnSh wrote: 92 Points
Light golden in colour. Minerality plus on the nose, with some lemon as well. Very dry on the medium-full bodied palate, with the minerality (or whatever it is) at the forefront, but there's a nice richness and slight lemon notes. Somewhat chablis like, as its like sucking on a rock, quite refreshing, and yet rich and broad as well.Still young for a 15 year old Muscadet. Quite tasty and nice QPR for a 15 year old wine (A-)!
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9/11/2015 - Enfant sauvage wrote:
My last bottle. Similar to the others: some really nice old muscadet bones, but it's marred by a mothball/urinal cake funk. The funks blows off a bit with air, but never quite enough to make it good.
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5/29/2015 - Enfant sauvage wrote:
While this is decent for $20, based on this bottle, I'd call my previous note a bit generous. There's a mothball/urinal cake-y thing going on here that isn't very pleasant. Didn't really blow off this time either, at least not on day 1. I ended up giving away the rest before I could try it on day 2.
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5/14/2015 - Enfant sauvage wrote:
Some funk, which blew off. Fairly typical aged muscadet that softened with air. Lots of minerality, some salinity, and still plenty of decent citrus fruit. Nothing to write home about, but for $20 one could do much worse.
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10/21/2014 - doubledoc wrote: 92 Points
Had this one with the giant seafood platter @BalthazarNYC. Pop and pour.
Very nice muscadet. Salt, lemon curd, zippy acidity, and a nice long finish. Very little sweetness, which was fine because the oysters and clams were absolutely dessert like in nature.
Phish: 12/15/95 Tweezer Reprise>Jim. Solid energy for an older jam. Machine gun trey, whole band improvising, soaring melodies. This is why we cellar wine and also phish CDs.
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