Ladoucette, Pouilly Fume, Baron de L

Tastes so young! Good acidity, grassy notes, quince? No rush on these

2009 vintage

Nase: schön duftendes Gras, etwas Apfel, Litschi. Mund: bitter, Honig, Säure, gute Länge

2009 vintage

I always enjoy the Baron L, like a white Bordeaux without the oak, only lees and steel tank married with ripe Sauvignon and low yields. Stands the time. A classic!

2009 vintage

The Baron de L always needs quite some time to fully blossom. The bouquet merges varietal notes of freshly cut grass and gooseberries with cream and some stone fruit. The palate is medium to full with good acidity and richness. This is drinking beautiful right now, but having tried older examples, I believe it will easily hold for another decade.

2009 vintage

Tried at Oinoscent. Dark yellow color with the nose showing a wide range of aroams, buttery, caramel and honey notes, syrup, tin stone fruit, spicy, earthy, mushroom, nutty and grassy when it actually warms up. In the palate, the wine is much more fruity and grassy, fresh vegetal notes, citrus, lime, ripe pineapple, medium body and acidity with medium to long finish. Outstanding quality, needs time to open up, feels at its peak but would keep it a bit more.

2009 vintage

Still strong. Lovely minerality, pronounced acidity, some citrus fruits on the nose. Was afraid this would be tired by now. But no. From magnum.

2009 vintage

CHE92. Good mature Sauvignon-blanc from Upper-Loire. Gooseberry, vanilla, white fruits, round and good

2009 vintage

Very forward and opulent nose with flowers, truffles and concentrated lemonade. Sweet attack, lots of glycerine but also with the sauvignon acidity keeping things in check. On the back palate you detect some heavy buttery notes. It defies comprehension that this has seen no oak, just low yields and lees. Long finish. A food wine for sure.

2009 vintage

Very nice. Remarkably similar to a rose from Provence we were drinking at the same time.

2009 vintage

As always, a great pleasure.

2009 vintage

Definitely a beautiful wine! great balance, great length. A light sweetness in the back palate, after initial fresh notes of citrus and white flowers. Still young but VERY drinkable already. In my opinion, it probably could easily age another several years... Pity I only have 1 bottle left. Fortunately I have just received 7 of Dagueneau's cuvee Silex, even if they are 2014. I will just have to be patient...

2009 vintage

Color: Clear, pale lemon yellow Nose: Medium intensity, mainly primary and secondary flavors, seems youthful and fresh Primary flavors: mainly citrus fruit (lemon, lime juice, orange peel), additionally floral notes (Blossoms), green fruit (green apple in particular) and mirabelles; vegetable aromas (grass, currant leaves), spicy notes of white pepper Secondary flavors: mainly yeast notes (break, cookies) and oak notes (vanilla, smoke, toast) Taste: Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium-bodied, medium (+) intensity Mainly primary and secondary aromas, just like on …

2009 vintage

Tasted still very youg, would never have guessed that it is 97. fantastic nose, still nice acidity, well balanced. Very good

1997 vintage

Always a pleasure. This time with oysters. Have a feeling there's no time to rush. Opened 2h ahead, minimum.

2009 vintage

Tasted Feb 2016. Bought Majestic Wines UK in 2016 for £55.00 Well chilled. Cork closure. On opening cork was in good condition. Best thing about this excellent Loire Sauvignon Blanc is it's aroma: leaps out of the glass at you, yet is subtle too. All class. Lovely fruit, wet wool complexity, limestone too, nice minerals, river stones, stewed gooseberries, hint of citrus and apple. It's all goin' on! Colour is a good straw. Taste is of an impressive wine, yet …

2009 vintage

Extraordinary. Fresh and crisp. A very slight nutty taste was the only hint that this wine was nearly 20 years old. Great juice.

1997 vintage

Really an outstanding wine!!! Juicy sauv blanc goodness with added complexity due to wood aging. Candied citruses, nice sapidity, white fruits, a hint of vanilla. Ready now but could age much longer.

2009 vintage

Boys Nt

2009 vintage

A private lunch (Restaurant De Lage Vuursche, Lage Vuursche, NL) : Classic Loire core of acidity and pure Sauvignon flavours, honeyed and silky, so floral it might almost be a Riesling, ripe but not lacking tension, elegant and seamless, very good length. A classic Baron de L from a riper vintage.

2009 vintage

Ripe and honeyed style, rich and satisfying but without the tension, energy and excitement of the previous bottle. At restaurant De Lage Vuursche, Lage Vuursche, NL.

2009 vintage

A really beautiful Baron de L, all about harmony, balance and finesse as per usual, very slightly riper because of the warm vintage but with perfectly integrated juicy acidity, lovely elegance and tension, flavours of lemon, chalk, white peach and green herbs; very good length. Delicious, forward but stylish. At restaurant De Lage Vuursche, Lage Vuursche, NL.

2009 vintage

Even better, livelier, and more youthful that the 2000 that followed. A real treat. Honey without sweetness...amazed.

1997 vintage

A stunning wine - Sauvignon blanc at its best. Beautiful acidity with citrus zest coming through mixed with a soft buttery finish almost reminiscent of a classic burgundy - quite an intoxicating combination.

2009 vintage

Drank in London Incredibly complex with a lovely balance and an acidic backbone. Wonderful stuff. Still very young and will mature nicely.

2009 vintage

Very primary, but very much on its own. This is not the everyday young Sauvignon Blanc from Loire. Much more concentrated (low yield) and with more tropical fruity notes. The prolonges time on lees acan also be detected (more complexity, but no yesty notes) Mango, pineapple but with good acidity and quite lively in the mouth.

2009 vintage

Oxidised bouquet. On the palate a lot of nuts, acidity and bitterness. Also oxidised. Mushrooms and medicine. Must have been better. No score.

1997 vintage

Les Blancs de Pessac-Léognan @ my place (Netherlands) : Opens up with a lovely soft and unctuous, flower driven bouquet and mouthfeel. Impresses me as slightly over the hill. Alas, it fades very quickly and dies in the glass. Off-bottle?

1997 vintage

flawed

1997 vintage

Very soft and elegant. Drank a few weeks ago so I'll pull from memory. Flinty and smokey, minerals and starfruit with lime blossom. The palate was like an essence of the nose, so soft and refined. Long finish which again was so soft. I really enjoyed the elegance. Certainly not for the macho sav. blanc drinker.

1997 vintage

Saturday, August 13, 2005 Beautifully balances with smoke, flint, lime, mineral, anise, some boxwood and round, rich melon (cantaloupe?) flavors. A very lively wine despite the age. 12.5% alc. Between this and the other two wines who could chose. You might have preferences, but who could say which was the better made wine? Part of the SB blow out. All of the last 3 with roasted oysters quesadillas, steamed shrimp, shrimp bruschetta, curried lump crab on endive, cheeses of St. …

1997 vintage

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 What a wonderful wine. First experience with this. Golden (but not bright) yellow color with nose of melon, mineral, citrus and lemon cream. Good heft and mouthfeel. The fruit fades into some vanilla notes and finishes with the mineral. Excellent example of balance. Long finish. Very nice - almost exquisite- wine. With grilled bacon wrapped shrimp, scallops and tuna. With the Tinsleys, Smileys and K. Frank at the beach. Butch particularly liked this wine. Saturday, July …

1997 vintage

Still very young, but clearly a wonderfully stylish Pouilly, with the ripeness of 1997 and steely acidity, flavoursome but tight, good future, top notch.

1997 vintage

Are you sure?

Ladoucette, Pouilly Fume, Baron de L

Vintages

No vintages

Community Reviews