Domaine Aux Moines, Savennieres, Roche aux Moines

Steely, saline and almost austere nose, but with a golden, slightly honeyed tinge. Mineral, astringent palate with sharp crescendo acidity, lime juice. A later hit of grapefruit peel, honeysuckle is welcomed, honeyed finish but remains tight. Sharp as a rapier.

2023 vintage

This is the note for special bottle SSNF (Sans Soufre Ni Filtration). According to Chambers St Wine, only two boxes landed in NY. The wine reflects an oxidative style - sherry like aroma, oxidized apple, a bit of beeswax and caramel. Acidity is high. Not my style, but interesting to taste it

2023 vintage

Notes from day three: Light amber, medium intensity. Mature, pronounced nose with dried yellow fruit, apple juice. Beeswax and some honey. On the palate a touch of sweetness, high acidity, medium body. 14,5% integrated. Mature, still fresh, kaleidoscopic flavour palette. Very good length with lingering hints of salinity and bitterness. More mature than expected, still very nice.

2011 vintage

Popped and poured. Ten years on but showing no age excepting this antique gold colour. On the nose showed that typicalbyet delicious aromas of meringue, candied lemons and limestone among many others like dried herbs or citrus curd. In the mouth offered a firm yet oiled texture, mature lime acidity and a decent length with a bitter finish. For a lesser vintage like this, at its best. Better if warmer even. Descorchado y directamente vertido. Diez años ya pero sin …

2011 vintage

Amber, medium(+) intensity. Mature nose, high intensity. Quince, wool, minerality, bitterness. A slight sweetness on the palate, high crescendo acidity, medium body, very good length. Complexity in flavours with accentuated lager beer, pineapple, wool, quince and some bitterness in the finish. Finely textured with nice phenolic grip. Mature yes, but still fresh without oxidation.

2011 vintage

Just passed the top and slightly oxidized with a fino-like complexity. Gold colour. Ripe winter apples, autumn leaves, herbs. Energetic, very good acid, long and complex. Probably close to 90p a year ago.

2011 vintage

Oxidized

2011 vintage

Parfait

1992 vintage

Very interesting indeed. Somewhat oxidized (in the good way), quite rich with, honey, citrus, minerals, the structure tending bees wax, real personality - and good acdity stil, great food wine. #Anarki

2008 vintage

Great wine with pronounced chalkiness, dry with citrus galore and excellent length. Classic. #Anarki

2011 vintage

A decent bottle, at last, after three spoiled ones. Rather dark and slightly oxidized, but the fruit is still going strong. Aromatic and rich, with the typical strong Chenin-Blanc acidity.

2011 vintage

An exciting wine with real energy and character. Mineral, apple sauce nose. Classic dry Chenin. Intense, deep and very classy. I really like this.

2011 vintage

Oxidized again, like the two previous bottles.

2011 vintage

Dark yellow. A bit oxidized aromas with dried yellow fruits, hay and wax. Has developed negatively.

2011 vintage

Seemed a little sharp and disjointed when first opened, the wine was more about oxidation than fruit. But, 30-45 minutes later it seemed to spring to life. The astringent sharpness disappeared, and the mouthfeel smoothed out measurably.

2011 vintage

My first Chenin as well as the first dry white with some age. Golden colored. Honey, pear, stonefruit. A petrol note (?), bitter almond and crispy acidity with a long mineraly finish.

1992 vintage

Deep gold. Honey, chamomile, tea, dried stone fruits, dried lemon, marmalade, floral, petrol. Long finish with minerality.

1992 vintage

Again the deep, deep golden yellow color. Again the bitter fruit and beeswax. Paired with Nigerian prawns with chipotle rub off the grill, which seemed like they deserved something special. But better yet was the glass left over, drunk next day.

1992 vintage

Golden color. Lemon and honey. Some slight sign of oxydation. But good balance (high acidiy). Drink now, might be a bit past peak. Good but not overly complex.

2011 vintage

Dark yellow. A bit oxidized aromas with dried yellow fruits, hay and wax. Quite soft in the mouth. Seems to be a late harvest wine.

2011 vintage

Weekly tasting group #229; A mixed set fully blind tasted. (@ RW) : Bouquet with hay, straw, nuts and some polishing wax. On the palate tropical fruits, some sherry impressions, high acidity and also a touch of sweetness.

2011 vintage

Mektig vin

2011 vintage

Great fruit despite being a little tired. Waxy nose. It's on it's way out but going out swinging.

1992 vintage

Spännande och kraftfullt vin med mycket karaktär och fin balans. Vått ylle, mogna äpple, honung, blommor. Köp gärna igen. Fint att lagra.

2008 vintage

Kind of special wine with concentraded and extrovert flavors, some sweetness (honey, wax) and a certain bitterness on the finish. Overall very interesting wine going extremely well with sea food prepared with chili/strong spices. drink well now. already well developed.

2008 vintage

Badly corked.

1992 vintage

The wine is clear and bright with a pale gold colour. The nose is clean and developing, showing medium intensity aromas of green fruit (yellow apple), herbaceous (fennel), bottle ageing (walnut, honey) and fruit development (hints of dry figs). The wine is dry in the mouth with a medium(+) acidity. It has low soft tannins and a medium(+) well-integrated alcohol. It has a medium body and pronounced intensity flavours of green fruit (yellow apple), herbaceous (fennel), bottle ageing (walnut, honey) …

2011 vintage

felt compelled to offer a paean to an unappreciated gem -- took 15 min to open, then gave all it has left, which is more than I deserve -- rounded filling mouth feel, toasted chenin flavor, all subtle and classy. Any left in the world? I have 1 more bottle. Paid $2 for it at a closeout about 5-6 yrs ago, and went thru about 2 cases. Yes, am feeling great about this one, as it fades to a mellow …

1992 vintage

C: Bright yellow, quite a deep colour N: Yellowing apples, jasmine tea, floral, honeysuckle P: Yellow fruit, apples, citrus through the mid-palate, high acidity. Very nicely balanced. Long finish. O: Slightly simple, but certainly well balanced and a good wine.

2011 vintage

Been droge wijn met een vol rond aroma, honing, meloen, abrikozen en iets rokerigs. Na 22 jaar nog steeds mooie zuren en een volle gulle afdronk!

1992 vintage

Great spot to drink. Enjoy at around 8C.

2008 vintage

Deep yellow-gold color. Apricots, beeswax (lanolin?) on the nose, with a magnificent palate of yellow fruits without much sweetness, but good acidity and a parchment-like long finish. Beautiful pairing with squid and prawns, sautéed with sumac, garlic, and chilies, in a sliced raw vegetable salad.

1992 vintage

Deep, amper colour. Intense aromas of orange marmalade, orange peel, a hint of marsipan, and a somewhat madeirized touch - and after some hours in a decanter - beeswax. The bittersweet touch is there also on the palate, and associations go to sherry. I'm not sure if a mature savennières is supposed to be like this, but I suppose not. Probably over the edge, must try another bottle.

1992 vintage

215 NOK. Broderen på besøk. Pors, honning olje tørka appelsinskall. Bra men sært anslag, ok fyldig midtparti. Tynn ettersmak uten syre. Mer inntressant en godt. 3 dager i flaske: Mye og kompleks lukt som sist + møbelpolich, lønnetred. Litt friskere, ingen tegn til oksidasjon. Uforstålig at DN har gitt 94 poeng

1992 vintage

Just like aged Savennieres might taste like. Smokey, a bit savage, full of typical mineral characteristics and a dencent amount of very aged apple pie flavours. Good and very lively acid. Certainly a bit challenging and hard to get used to. Anyway I enjoyed it alongside a very prepared dish which I can't remember :-(

1992 vintage

gyllengul; tiltalende, typeriktig og rasepreget nese med mineraler, lyse rosiner, akasie, blomster, hint av modne tropiske frukter m.m. Tørr og litt kort på smak, nesen er best, men likevel en svært egenartet og flott vin, godt uttrykk for gammeldags laget chenin blanc med lagringspreg. Svært godt kjøp (kr 214,- på Vika). Bruksområde litt vanskelig, drikkes mest som kuriositet.

1992 vintage

Fully developed Chenin Blanc! Bought this for approximately $40 which I must admit was money well spent. Not overly complex but still very interesting good concentration. Will not buy this again, but fun to try non the less. Drink now, can hold for another 5 years due to concentration and acidity but will probably not evolve into anything worth wating for.

1992 vintage

Mørk gul. Honning. Voks og epler. Dette går igjen i munn. Stram vin med fin syre. Lang minus.

1992 vintage

Dyp gylden farve, våt ull, voks, lanolin og en touch av noe tropisk (papaya?). Kraftig gul frukt tidlig i smakskurven, så litt varm fruktig finish med en touch av mandelaktig bitterhet. En touch av oksidert frukt. Litt kort. 88p, hadde jeg justert for pris hadde vi vært på flere-og-nitti...

1992 vintage

This is really a good wine together whit food. I would like to have more acid. We drank it together with pork.

2008 vintage

Alcohol came though a little too much. Closed nose with some floran notes. Golden color. Good acidity. Citrus, grapefrukt, hay, little bitter.

2008 vintage

Bright and energetic, redolent of apple cider with a drizzle of honey, some grilled nuts and a whiff of lavender. It still possesses a huge whip of tart acidity and matched a white mould cheeses most amiably.

1992 vintage

I liked this wine, good taste, in harmony. We drank the wine together with poultry.

2008 vintage

Color dorado intenso. Nariz compleja, barnices, petróleo, miel. En boca no es muy intenso, se queda algo corto; en todo caso, aún vivo y con recorrido.

1992 vintage

Tropical fruits with nice acidity to match the alcohol. Long aftertaste but with bitterness, like pomerance or grapefruit

2008 vintage

pretty golden hue with platinum/clear rim..straw, nuts and petrol nose with honey, apricot, and almonds on the toungue. medium to medium minus acid with clean balanced finish. popped and poured...very nice

1992 vintage

Excellent nose - petrol, lanolin/wax, good complexity. On taste very round with good texture - not heavy. Long finish.

1992 vintage

Nez sur la pommes et légèrement oxydatif, assez floral et porté par des notes de fruits blancs. En bouche le vin se montre fort agréable avec un très bel équilibre entre acidité / minéralité et fruits. Des notes d'agrumes porte ce vin très loin, c'est long et fort agréable. Meilleur le lendemain avec une aération bien supérieure. 89

2008 vintage

Absolutely fruitless. Also, absolutely delicious. Lanolin, wax, and oil nose, harmonious acid palate, quite intense but never heavy. Excellent.

1992 vintage

I tasted this bottle from Mme Laroche in their tasting room in 2009 and was beautiful with notes of dried apricots, truffle and saffron. In 2011, I tasted this wine but probably did not decant long enough, still get strong apricot/saffron but with hints of minerality and almost antiseptic taste on the palate that would not dissipate. The color is deep golden almost orange and with the color and aroma remind me of a Sauterne but clearly it is bone …

1992 vintage

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