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Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
9.4
This wine is sort of amazing in how it takes so many unexpected turns, yet remains effortless. Slight yeast and flower aromas on the nose; the palate gains sweetness and ripeness until the finish which comes across clean and mineral driven. Highly recommend this.
This wine is sort of amazing in how it takes so many unexpected turns, yet remains effortless. Slight yeast and flower aromas on the nose; the palate gains sweetness and ripeness until the finish which comes across clean and mineral driven. Highly recommend this.
Damn this wine is delicious. Barrel sample, so very primary, but wonderful pineapple juice with honey, had with Jamaican curried goat, downed the whole bottle.
Damn this wine is delicious. Barrel sample, so very primary, but wonderful pineapple juice with honey, had with Jamaican curried goat, downed the whole bottle.
Now this is the side of Vouvray I like. Wet wool, hay, apples, honey, and lingering acidity. Demi-sec sugar levels, but it's nicely balanced by tart fruit and acid.
Now this is the side of Vouvray I like. Wet wool, hay, apples, honey, and lingering acidity. Demi-sec sugar levels, but it's nicely balanced by tart fruit and acid.
I love this man as much as I love his wines. Francois is one of the kindest and most sincere people that I've ever met. His wines reflect his personality, in my opinion: honest, sincere, of place, and with purpose.
I love this man as much as I love his wines. Francois is one of the kindest and most sincere people that I've ever met. His wines reflect his personality, in my opinion: honest, sincere, of place, and with purpose.
Heaps of wet wool, honeyed esters, little gym sock funk. Let it warm a bit and the fruit starts to show. Stone fruits & lots of oxidation. True to terroir but not the best Vouvray can produce.
Heaps of wet wool, honeyed esters, little gym sock funk. Let it warm a bit and the fruit starts to show. Stone fruits & lots of oxidation. True to terroir but not the best Vouvray can produce.
Opens quite funky - earthy & wooly. After air time it opens up tremendously. Honeyed, ripe, & lasting. Yellow peach, ripe apricots, Bartlett pear, & all have fantastic length. Blooming honeysuckle, wet slate, & steely minerality give it depth. Continues to evolve & improve until the bottle is gone.
Opens quite funky - earthy & wooly. After air time it opens up tremendously. Honeyed, ripe, & lasting. Yellow peach, ripe apricots, Bartlett pear, & all have fantastic length. Blooming honeysuckle, wet slate, & steely minerality give it depth. Continues to evolve & improve until the bottle is gone.
Vouvray, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
