As noted by others not all that aromatically expressive and better on the palette than on the nose. The palette though was right up my ally - clean & fresh (no oxidative or boytris notes, which can bedevil my enjoyment of Chenin blanc) yet somehow savoury... with real concentration of flavour & a lovely mouthfeel. Popped and poured - there's certainly a touch of stuck match reduction, but nothing I found overpowering - just the right amount to add complexity. In a really nice place...wish I had bought more when I had the chance. 91 is rather arbitrary and may be conservative - it's good shit !
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Given notes on reduction, I planned a few hours decant. It did smell reduced at first, so ended up about 2 hours decant before having some with dinner and then a little more later in the evening. Shy nose, even with swirling, expected more from the aromatics. It was more interesting on the palate and with air, showing good balance and kind of chenin-lite personality. Not as expressive as I would have liked, but enjoyable. Will see how it develops, doubt I'll buy more. Not a bad match with salmon.
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Deep yellow. Reticent aromas of lemon and herb. Medium weight, and strikingly for this producer, no wood imprint. Mostly savory flavors-some lanolin and quinine bitterness in addition to robust acidity which has not yet been completely integrated. Not a top example of Clos de Guichaux.
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10/6/2023 - MasterWis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful Chenin, still ageing though, oak can be felt, would reward 5 more years of cellaring.
I believe a tone under the Brezé
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4/7/2023 - grafstrb wrote:
Quite nice, but relatively subdued, and seemingly more loosely structured, compared to previous bottle on 12/26/20. A touch honeyed.
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1/30/2023 - Guillaume-en-égypte Likes this wine: 91 Points
As noted by others not all that aromatically expressive and better on the palette than on the nose. The palette though was right up my ally - clean & fresh (no oxidative or boytris notes, which can bedevil my enjoyment of Chenin blanc) yet somehow savoury... with real concentration of flavour & a lovely mouthfeel. Popped and poured - there's certainly a touch of stuck match reduction, but nothing I found overpowering - just the right amount to add complexity. In a really nice place...wish I had bought more when I had the chance. 91 is rather arbitrary and may be conservative - it's good shit !
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11/18/2022 - NYC_Maenad wrote:
Given notes on reduction, I planned a few hours decant. It did smell reduced at first, so ended up about 2 hours decant before having some with dinner and then a little more later in the evening. Shy nose, even with swirling, expected more from the aromatics. It was more interesting on the palate and with air, showing good balance and kind of chenin-lite personality. Not as expressive as I would have liked, but enjoyable. Will see how it develops, doubt I'll buy more. Not a bad match with salmon.
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9/8/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep yellow. Reticent aromas of lemon and herb. Medium weight, and strikingly for this producer, no wood imprint. Mostly savory flavors-some lanolin and quinine bitterness in addition to robust acidity which has not yet been completely integrated. Not a top example of Clos de Guichaux.
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