Julien Courtois
Originel Heidi Kuka Menu-Pineau Romorantin
Loire Valley, France
She's temperamental. And expressive. It ain't no a Billy Joel Song; it's a Soings en Sologne, sung by the son of a son of a viticulture (well maybe only the cousin). Very fucking cool wine. Unique for this region. Kind of Sebastian Riffault-like in his rule breaking to Sancerre, but perhaps more... tame. Oxidative for this vintage, maybe that's consistent? Tastes like there's some skin contact on the romorantin, a roller coaster of acidity and sapidity across the tongue, and Menu Pineau, I can find it if I look. If you don't like oxidative wine, you probably won't appreciate this. But I judge a wine whether it's empty or not, and this one didn't stand a chance. Tastes better when it's warmed up and breathed for an hour. vintage is technically 2012 -not on label. Wife (New Zealander) Heidi Kuka makes the eye-catchingly, ornate almost Maori-like tribal tattoos for the labels. Julien Courtois is able to knock it out of the park on occasion, but mostly, he makes very good, expressive and interesting, but most importantly drinkable wine from the western Loire.
She's temperamental. And expressive. It ain't no a Billy Joel Song; it's a Soings en Sologne, sung by the son of a son of a viticulture (well maybe only the cousin). Very fucking cool wine. Unique for this region. Kind of Sebastian Riffault-like in his rule breaking to Sancerre, but perhaps more... tame. Oxidative for this vintage, maybe that's consistent? Tastes like there's some skin contact on the romorantin, a roller coaster of acidity and sapidity across the tongue, and Menu Pineau, I can find it if I look. If you don't like oxidative wine, you probably won't appreciate this. But I judge a wine whether it's empty or not, and this one didn't stand a chance. Tastes better when it's warmed up and breathed for an hour. vintage is technically 2012 -not on label. Wife (New Zealander) Heidi Kuka makes the eye-catchingly, ornate almost Maori-like tribal tattoos for the labels. Julien Courtois is able to knock it out of the park on occasion, but mostly, he makes very good, expressive and interesting, but most importantly drinkable wine from the western Loire.
1 person found it helpfulJul 30th, 2016
Acrylic, acetone, glue, salty, delicious white
Acrylic, acetone, glue, salty, delicious white
Sep 27th, 2015
Showing a lot of depth and layers, subtle aromatics and very salty
Showing a lot of depth and layers, subtle aromatics and very salty
Jul 11th, 2015L'originel, original mais bon droit et vif
L'originel, original mais bon droit et vif
Mar 23rd, 2015
This was really fun - fruity and savory, refreshing acidity. I didn't see a vintage on the bottle.
This was really fun - fruity and savory, refreshing acidity. I didn't see a vintage on the bottle.
Oct 31st, 2014
Manzanilla cordial let down with furniture polish
Manzanilla cordial let down with furniture polish
Nov 25th, 2015
2010 vintage, 80% menu pineau and 20% romorantin. Perfect, several layers of complexity, permeated by acidity and emotion.
2010 vintage, 80% menu pineau and 20% romorantin. Perfect, several layers of complexity, permeated by acidity and emotion.
Aug 3rd, 2015