Magical elixir-level stuff. I was actually shocked at how beautiful this was when I opened the bottle, even compared to the previous three I’ve enjoyed over the years. Sometimes you catch a great bottle of a great wine at just the right time, I guess.
The nose has just-mashed apples, honey, acacia, pressed yellow flowers, raspberries, and about a dozen different florals I can’t even begin to identify. Yellow raspberry coulis on the palate. Palate is close to perfection- satiny, seductive and ever so slightly sweet. Pairing with lobster was real serendipity, but I imagine you could just ogle over this on its own too. Saddened only that this is my last bottle.
Magical elixir-level stuff. I was actually shocked at how beautiful this was when I opened the bottle, even compared to the previous three I’ve enjoyed over the years. Sometimes you catch a great bottle of a great wine at just the right time, I guess.
The nose has just-mashed apples, honey, acacia, pressed yellow flowers, raspberries, and about a dozen different florals I can’t even begin to identify. Yellow raspberry coulis on the palate. Palate is close to perfection- satiny, seductive and ever so slightly sweet. Pairing with lobster was real serendipity, but I imagine you could just ogle over this on its own too. Saddened only that this is my last bottle.
Dec 27th, 2020Very pretty Vouvray from the cellar. Not massive and probably a little past its prime but still drinking really nicely... high tone perfume, honeyed, confectionary and granitic. A bit oxidized but this marries nicely with the bit of residual sugar, the silky texture and firm acidity of the Loire Chennin.
Very pretty Vouvray from the cellar. Not massive and probably a little past its prime but still drinking really nicely... high tone perfume, honeyed, confectionary and granitic. A bit oxidized but this marries nicely with the bit of residual sugar, the silky texture and firm acidity of the Loire Chennin.
Jan 5th, 2020
Vouvray, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
