Château d'Epiré
Le Hu Boyau Savennières Chenin Blanc
Savennières, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, France
Nose is honeyed and mineral. Grilled nuts. Clean. Very aromatic. Pure citrus. Grapefruit. Palate is rich, ripe and textured. Lower acid than other vintages but fresh and juicy. Not that complex now but it will come with air. Long.
Nose is honeyed and mineral. Grilled nuts. Clean. Very aromatic. Pure citrus. Grapefruit. Palate is rich, ripe and textured. Lower acid than other vintages but fresh and juicy. Not that complex now but it will come with air. Long.
Apr 14th, 2024
Fresh citrus and mineral elements. Light.
Fresh citrus and mineral elements. Light.
Feb 5th, 2024Love this rare bottling from d’ Epire. So classy. Nose is almond slices, minerals, lanolin and tweed. Palate is so nimble and elegant. Juicy and so clean with tremendous concentration and sap. Long, toothsome finish with flavors of pear and some apple. Intense, and super vivid with an almost tannic like finish. My goodness this has the structure to age decades. Truly young but profound. Amazing length and such an elegant waxiness. Stunning wine. After air the nose is so detailed and just frankly stunning. So refined. White flowers and freshly sliced almonds that are so vivid. Palate is so round and elegant. 9.5 to 9.6. So long and sapid. Super acids. So long. Profound.
Love this rare bottling from d’ Epire. So classy. Nose is almond slices, minerals, lanolin and tweed. Palate is so nimble and elegant. Juicy and so clean with tremendous concentration and sap. Long, toothsome finish with flavors of pear and some apple. Intense, and super vivid with an almost tannic like finish. My goodness this has the structure to age decades. Truly young but profound. Amazing length and such an elegant waxiness. Stunning wine. After air the nose is so detailed and just frankly stunning. So refined. White flowers and freshly sliced almonds that are so vivid. Palate is so round and elegant. 9.5 to 9.6. So long and sapid. Super acids. So long. Profound.
Jun 8th, 2023Lawd, this is such a great Savennieres. I vastly prefer this higher end cuvee to the oxidative style of the cuvee speciale. Deep and vivid nose of honey, almonds, some peach and apricot fruit, and also a hint of marzipan. So complex. Palate is juicy and ripe with exquisite purity, acidity and a drop dead amuse Bouche oysters and pearls texture. The Malo helps there and adds so much. Great acidity that tingles and shocks you but it ripe and generous as well. That Chenin lighting. Palate is amazingly dense and complex with just an incredible amount of material but also echoes with iodine, hazelnut and some sweet herbs. This is really complex. Finish is almost tannic with great depth and has many parts. A beautiful, albeit young wine. A stunner.
Lawd, this is such a great Savennieres. I vastly prefer this higher end cuvee to the oxidative style of the cuvee speciale. Deep and vivid nose of honey, almonds, some peach and apricot fruit, and also a hint of marzipan. So complex. Palate is juicy and ripe with exquisite purity, acidity and a drop dead amuse Bouche oysters and pearls texture. The Malo helps there and adds so much. Great acidity that tingles and shocks you but it ripe and generous as well. That Chenin lighting. Palate is amazingly dense and complex with just an incredible amount of material but also echoes with iodine, hazelnut and some sweet herbs. This is really complex. Finish is almost tannic with great depth and has many parts. A beautiful, albeit young wine. A stunner.
Oct 28th, 2019Latest vintage of the best Chenin no one knows about. Super Chenin nose. Honey, vanilla almonds, honeysuckle, so clean, very mineral and so pure. Palate is intense and rich with amazing texture and complexity. So brilliant. Amazing balance and the wine just buzzes in your mouth. Wow. So complex. Insane structure and density. So clean. What a finish. So young. So juicy.
Latest vintage of the best Chenin no one knows about. Super Chenin nose. Honey, vanilla almonds, honeysuckle, so clean, very mineral and so pure. Palate is intense and rich with amazing texture and complexity. So brilliant. Amazing balance and the wine just buzzes in your mouth. Wow. So complex. Insane structure and density. So clean. What a finish. So young. So juicy.
Jun 5th, 2019A cuvee that does not see these shores often. Nose is terrific. Not in an oxidized style at all. Tight, focused and mineral. Some Meyer lemon as well. Very nice. Honey. Flowers. Very Chenin. But a bit closed. Also very mineral. Dense, complex, juicy and explosive. Young and needs a 2-3 hour decant and likely 5-6 years of age. Incredibly long finish. Brilliant balance. Stunning intensity and length.
A cuvee that does not see these shores often. Nose is terrific. Not in an oxidized style at all. Tight, focused and mineral. Some Meyer lemon as well. Very nice. Honey. Flowers. Very Chenin. But a bit closed. Also very mineral. Dense, complex, juicy and explosive. Young and needs a 2-3 hour decant and likely 5-6 years of age. Incredibly long finish. Brilliant balance. Stunning intensity and length.
Feb 24th, 2018
Sadly corked. God hates us all.
Too bad. Palate has super clean precise mineral fruit. Lemons. Apples. Very mineral. Precise as heck. Juicy. Great texture. Really delicious. Super sprightly in the palate. Just dances. Wakes you up and freshens the palate.
A 9.2 on the palate alone.
Great finish. Rainwater.
Bought from fass selections.
Sadly corked. God hates us all.
Too bad. Palate has super clean precise mineral fruit. Lemons. Apples. Very mineral. Precise as heck. Juicy. Great texture. Really delicious. Super sprightly in the palate. Just dances. Wakes you up and freshens the palate.
A 9.2 on the palate alone.
Great finish. Rainwater.
Bought from fass selections.
Very interesting. A teeny bit oxidative the first night, so I reserved judgment until tonight. Admittedly, I have little experience with this appellation’s wine. Nose on night 2 had raw honey, bruised pear, clover, and wet chalky soil. Any hint of oxidation gone. In the mouth, very full, with flavors of dark minerality and pear skin. Long and intense finish.
Very interesting. A teeny bit oxidative the first night, so I reserved judgment until tonight. Admittedly, I have little experience with this appellation’s wine. Nose on night 2 had raw honey, bruised pear, clover, and wet chalky soil. Any hint of oxidation gone. In the mouth, very full, with flavors of dark minerality and pear skin. Long and intense finish.
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