Clear, pale lemon-green. Nose of wax, dry flowers and ripe pear. The palate is more tropical, medium-full-bodied and slightly botrytized, with peach and overripe apple flavors. The finish is dense and tart, probably including some muted residual sugar. Overall a dry-styled Savennieres, powerful but not overwhelming. Enjoyed variously with oriental chicken thighs and split pea soup.
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Maybe I opened this too soon. It was extremely tight with tremendous acidity. It opened up over the course of a couple of hours, but I still wasn't able to get that much out of it. I'm much more of a red wine guy, though I do enjoy a nice white, particularly those from the Loire - however, I'd rather drink the "Unique" Loire Valley sauvignon blanc, also imported by Kermit Lynch - several dollars cheaper and more interesting for my palate.
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Pale straw color. Pretty nose of candied floral notes. But, the essentially bone dry palate, flaccid acid, & bland finish all combine to make for a categorical pass...[14% abv.; $22.00].
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Wine House Advanced: apples! floral, almond, peach, wet wool, lime, hay, funky bitter aspect, thot it was Rhone white, but HIGH a’s/Apples point to Savennieres. This is the idiosyncratic savennieres.
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my first Epire and i was pretty blown away, i must say. amazingly focused nose of woolly minerals, like standing in a wet limestone cave, with hints of lime pith, and green apple. the structure and concentration are apparent even on the nose. completely transparent palate with tight flavors of wet rocks, citrus oils, quinine. incredibly persistent. a thinker of a wine.
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11/3/2014 - zheem wrote:
Slighty oxidized nose, mushrooms. Very bright acidity. great with food and as an aperitif !
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10/9/2014 - flybrain wrote: 92 Points
Creamy. Pineapples.
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12/26/2012 - vicentinho wrote: 90 Points
tres sec, minéralité dominée par le gout de noix.
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3/24/2012 - SteveG wrote: 91 Points
Clear, pale lemon-green. Nose of wax, dry flowers and ripe pear. The palate is more tropical, medium-full-bodied and slightly botrytized, with peach and overripe apple flavors. The finish is dense and tart, probably including some muted residual sugar. Overall a dry-styled Savennieres, powerful but not overwhelming. Enjoyed variously with oriental chicken thighs and split pea soup.
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3/16/2010 - jwsobeck Likes this wine:
good stuff - drank it over the course of 3 hours, dug it as it warmed up. Maybe a little flabby, but nice moderately long finish.
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2/20/2010 - Chateaunole-du-Pape wrote: 86 Points
Maybe I opened this too soon. It was extremely tight with tremendous acidity. It opened up over the course of a couple of hours, but I still wasn't able to get that much out of it. I'm much more of a red wine guy, though I do enjoy a nice white, particularly those from the Loire - however, I'd rather drink the "Unique" Loire Valley sauvignon blanc, also imported by Kermit Lynch - several dollars cheaper and more interesting for my palate.
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8/14/2009 - Bacchant wrote: 77 Points
Pale straw color. Pretty nose of candied floral notes. But, the essentially bone dry palate, flaccid acid, & bland finish all combine to make for a categorical pass...[14% abv.; $22.00].
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5/9/2009 - the godfather wrote: 91 Points
Best Savennieres I've had yet. Huge bouquet of citrus and flowers, very long finish
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3/1/2009 - peternelson wrote: 88 Points
Wine House Advanced: apples! floral, almond, peach, wet wool, lime, hay, funky bitter aspect, thot it was Rhone white, but HIGH a’s/Apples point to Savennieres. This is the idiosyncratic savennieres.
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3/20/2008 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
I can do without this wine, it is missing something.
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3/13/2008 - brooklynguy wrote: 90 Points
my first Epire and i was pretty blown away, i must say. amazingly focused nose of woolly minerals, like standing in a wet limestone cave, with hints of lime pith, and green apple. the structure and concentration are apparent even on the nose. completely transparent palate with tight flavors of wet rocks, citrus oils, quinine. incredibly persistent. a thinker of a wine.
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1/12/2008 - Serge Birbrair wrote: 90 Points
Nose is shut, definate pear on the palate, hold, drink, whatever. Serious and fun filled wine.
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