2002 Mumm Napa Blanc de Blancs Devaux Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.0 points

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  2/8/2014 - Johannes.knops@xjtlu.edu.cn wrote: 94 Points

  Still going great. Good acidity and balance.

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  7/3/2013 - Pressed for Wine wrote: 89 Points

  This wine is crisp and simple. It starts with the flavor caramel and finishes with pear, apple and citrus.

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  11/12/2010 - rocknroller wrote: 88 Points

  Light straw color. Nose is mostly green tree fruit with some citrus. The palate is yeasty and tart and a bit bitter on the finish. Very good, but not great.

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  6/6/2009 - dodongo wrote: 89 Points

  Disclaimer: I love this wine. Not as a critic but as a fan, this is my favorite non-DVX wine Mumm has on the shelf today. Now, as a critic, I've gotta throw down: this wine is disappointingly one-dimensional. It's crisp, it's tart, it's citrusy, but just as I love Sauvignon Blanc for those traits, I have to take Devaux Ranch down a peg for its lack of complexity. It is kind of a one-trick pony (OK, two, cuz it sparkles). The flavor profile it has opens the door to a great variety of food pairings that are obvious and pages long, but while that makes it a very good wine, it doesn't make it a great wine. I think an extended tirage version of this wine could be incredible as supporting notes to the clean-cut citrus could really develop. Looking forward to seeing how this ages, too. Until then, I'll go with an 89.

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  3/30/2009 - ginfizz wrote: 88 Points

  Good

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