Community Tasting Notes (102) Avg Score: 91.4 points

  • Tasted double blind from a small capped bottle. Deeper than the 05 and 10 along side with very pretty nose - some honey, floral. Palate is crisp, pollen, florals, tart green apple, maybe a bit of peach. Salty minerals. A bit of lemon, bit of salty popcorn. Finish is tart and salty (would guess Chenin).
    Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.

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  • Deep yellow color. Structurally more relaxed and less zingy than younger vintages, but still with plenty of granitic material. Superb pairing with oysters (of course), which brings out the wine's length and amplifies the rocky core.

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  • Out of magnum, didn't take a note, but man was this fresh, complex and intense. Not even close to tired. Truly amazing Muscadet.

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  • Single blind tasting
    Pale gold
    Aromatics medium. Rock, wax, wool
    Palate medium +. Acid medium + with crescendo aspect. No phenolics. Yellow apple, salt, ripe lemons and minerals
    Finish has medium length. Rounded mouthfeel, but balance is towards the acid
    Dry glass notes of rocks and salt
    Can drink now, but despite the age still has the acid to cellar further

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  • Pale gold color
    Medium minus aromas - wool/ wax and intense minerality with underlying cheese rind character - really no fruit at all on the nose
    Palate is another thing entirely - ripe lemon and grapefruit and intense salinity - linear mouthfeel but with nice rounded edges
    Medium plus acidity which really crescendos in a Chenin Blanc fashion
    Medium alcohol and no noted phenolic bitterness
    Nice long finish - wow
    Dry glass aromas of dry rocks and salt
    I personally find few wines which give me such pleasure at this price - aged Muscadet has to be one of the most underrated drinking experiences out there
    Drinking very well now, but with really NO signs of oxidation, I can see this going forever

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  • By David Schildknecht
    2014 & 2015 Muscadet: Contrasting Vintages Ripe for Discovery (May 2017), 5/17/2017, (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Josh Raynolds
    May 2010, (See more on Vinous...)

    (Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Granit de Clisson) Login and sign up and see review text.

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