Deep yellow gold, the bouquet shows gunflint, honey/beeswax, clay, wet chalk and apricot. Compelling entry, this full-bodied Chenin deliver a clean, bracing, direct acidity that broadens throughout the palate. There is some richness in the mid-palate to counter and flavours of wet dog, cotton wool, honey and wax showing casing the Loire attributes. A long length with some tertiary notes lingering, the finish shows quince, custard apple, butterscotch and cracked sugar. As the wine opened, there were more of the latter so I dropped a point.
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Medium gold in color with aromas of honey, apple, minerals and a touch of white flowers. Rich and fairly full-bodied with good depth and concentration on the palate. Nice acidity to balance the richness. Good length with a mineral-laden finish. While it doesn't seem like this will improve with further bottle age, it seems like it should be able to hold up for a number years still.
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Still very good, especially with Kumamoto oysters fresh from Hog Island. Beautiful golden color, full mouthfeel - almost viscous. Lemon, flowers, granite.
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The bouquet is a bit locked. Fresh apple, minerals. Not such a great concentration. Could be the vintage, but I have tasted a lot of Loire wines lately which are much better.
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11/26/2013 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep yellow gold, the bouquet shows gunflint, honey/beeswax, clay, wet chalk and apricot. Compelling entry, this full-bodied Chenin deliver a clean, bracing, direct acidity that broadens throughout the palate. There is some richness in the mid-palate to counter and flavours of wet dog, cotton wool, honey and wax showing casing the Loire attributes. A long length with some tertiary notes lingering, the finish shows quince, custard apple, butterscotch and cracked sugar. As the wine opened, there were more of the latter so I dropped a point.
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11/24/2011 - wickedwax wrote:
Medium gold in color with aromas of honey, apple, minerals and a touch of white flowers. Rich and fairly full-bodied with good depth and concentration on the palate. Nice acidity to balance the richness. Good length with a mineral-laden finish. While it doesn't seem like this will improve with further bottle age, it seems like it should be able to hold up for a number years still.
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11/19/2011 - tlinch wrote: 88 Points
Still very good, especially with Kumamoto oysters fresh from Hog Island. Beautiful golden color, full mouthfeel - almost viscous. Lemon, flowers, granite.
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11/16/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep yellow. Funky, spirity smell. Rich, high acid. The essence of Joly Savennieres weirdness.
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5/22/2009 - Zweder wrote: 86 Points
The bouquet is a bit locked. Fresh apple, minerals. Not such a great concentration. Could be the vintage, but I have tasted a lot of Loire wines lately which are much better.
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