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Un Saumon dans la Loire

Other · Chenin Blanc
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2010 Other 90/100
Chenin Blanc
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Taster #3365 · May 11, 2020
91/100
Tasted blind. I guessed Jura... Ripe apples, chalk, citrus, and slight oxidative notes on the nose. Great acidity with more orchard fruit and lots of minerals on the palate. Lingering, medium long finish. Quite tasty!
2010 vintage
Taster #2499 · Jun 11, 2017
Honeyed citrus-nectarine, herbs/plants/twigs, stone; deliciously savory/moreish; terrific acidity, tart but integrated. Lingering stony minerality. Some nice fleshy texture while staying light in weight and highly drinkable. Cohesive, balanced, and just plain tasty. Seems to be aging quite gracefully (too bad this is my last bottle); light oxidized character but it is barely explicit and comes across as a pleasant savory honeyedness. Good stuff.
2010 vintage
Taster #9403 · Jul 14, 2015
Full flavored. Slightly oxidative, in a pleasant way.
2010 vintage
Taster #7590 · Nov 2, 2014
Alas, a bit oxidized by the time we opened it up, but still plenty mineral and acidic. With food, the oxidation was less apparent, but on its own it had a distinct cider-y note.
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Taster #5172 · Mar 3, 2014
89/100
Needs a ton of air to come around. One it does its apples and acids and rocks.
2010 vintage
Taster #3614 · Jun 8, 2013
Very chalky, quince fruit, complex, comes off as dry.
2010 vintage
Taster #6688 · Apr 6, 2013
Tried a sample bottle of this wine to get a feel for the vigneron. Limpid, unusually light and graceful for a Touraine Chenin-based wine, really a fine touch, excellent mineral cut, showing that it is aptly named, sappy acids in balance with the wine's lithe overall weight and body. Very refreshing and an ideal spring evening wine to sip out by the grill while roasting chicken. Time in the decanter allows the wine to put on a small amount of …
2010 vintage
Taster #2499 · Mar 23, 2013
Tasted blind. Intriguing savory caramelized nose, like caramelized onions but not onionlike. On the palate, big barely off dry citrus fruit, golden apple, plenty of acidity. Some herbaceousness. Delicious.
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Taster #5721 · Mar 23, 2013
88/100
Blind Tasting - 2010 Loire Chenin Blanc (Weygandt Wines - Washington, DC) : Tasted Blind. Lightly oxidative aromas of baked orchard fruit, brown spice, and charred lemon. The focused palate is similarly styled, with lightly oxidative apples/pears, lemon, and dried flowers. The interesting, medium length finish features grapefruit zest, cinnamon, and anise. R&M88
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Taster #2499 · Dec 3, 2012
Same as the last bottle, love it, must get more.
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Taster #2993 · Nov 28, 2012
Again this delivers. Intense on the first night, and a bit more relaxed by the third, it retained its awesome depth and bite. So good, and so hard to keep around.
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Taster #0439 · Aug 13, 2012
I didn't manage to keep my hands off, and for that I'm glad. Open for business, very expressive, characteristic Loire chenin for days.
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Taster #5995 · Jun 24, 2012
lean mean fighting machine of minerals and acidity but man, does it have depth.
2010 vintage
Taster #1756 · Jun 16, 2012
Love it. Beezerbub hit it on the nose. Simultaneously fleshy and ripe, yet vivid acids and minerality (one reason Chenin is so awesome). And herbaciousness with the fruit, too. Buy it.
2010 vintage
Taster #2499 · May 22, 2012
Hugely acidic and mineral, and at the same time generously fleshy - best of both worlds. Lime, nectarine, pear, golden delicious apple, honeysuckle, stone. Hints of fresh herbs and cheese rind. Big, clean acid. Fresh, pure, and very enjoyable.
2010 vintage
Taster #4635 · May 11, 2012
91/100
I'm ordering a case of the stuff.
2010 vintage
Taster #1465 · Feb 5, 2012
92/100
I love what is coming out of Montlouis these days! This is just phenomenal! Rich and lush stone fruits, honeysuckle and floral on entry which finishes, as the name suggests, with a tight core of minerality. There is a wonderful weight on this wine and a mouth-tingling burst of fresh acidity. The '10 secs are really turning out to be remarkable wines (this is probably best characterized as a sec tendre as there is a hint of sweetness); a clearly …
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Taster #8801 · Jan 30, 2012
long mineral finish , ripe fruit on nose, big acidity. Enjoyable.
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Taster #4635 · Jan 14, 2012
91/100
As good as when tasted at Terroir in SF.
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Taster #0439 · Dec 23, 2011
OK, this bottle's open for business. It zings and zangs across the palate; chalk-infused heirloom orchard fruit quite unlike mass-market fruit. Poised, with great structure. Gotta keep my hands off the rest of my bottles...
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Taster #2400 · Nov 27, 2011
wow. as advertised, extremely mineral. chalk, limestone, seashells with nuances of honey & pear. incredible jagged texture on the palate. pure & refreshing. amazing wine.
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Taster #2993 · Nov 23, 2011
Leaner than the 09 and just as intense, with a bit more cut. Will try not to drink these as quickly.
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Taster #0439 · Nov 16, 2011
Tight and chalky, even after a few days open -- is this shutting down? Great structure, though. Excellent potential.
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Taster #8896 · Oct 9, 2011
Light yellow. Remarkable contrast between fairly ripe Chenin fruit on the nose and entry, and a powerful, long mineral/quinine finish. This is really excellent and even more structured than the '09. Like a cross between Savennieres and Chablis and unlike any other Montlouis I've ever had.
2010 vintage
Taster #2546 · Oct 6, 2011
91/100
Selection Massale Trade Tasting (Terroir Natural Wine Merchant and Bar, San Francisco, California) : Light yellow color; intriguing, tart apple, mineral, chalk nose; tasty, tart pear, chalk, tart apple, essence of tart crisp apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
2010 vintage