TN Loire reds
Solihull Fine Wine Society, January tasting.
Hosted by JT. The 2005 Loire red vintage has been mentioned in the same breath as the 1947. So I thought I would put up a few and see if they were any good. All blind as usual, all 2005 except one 2004, where I failed to get the 2005 in time. The reds decanted two hours before and all had thrown a varying degree of sediment. Domaine au Moines, Savennierres . Mme Laroche Viscous very pale with a restrained nose of apple and flowers. Complex, soft entry and again hints of citrus and apple. Huge mouthful, long. 14.5% abv !!!! Infanticide Flight one. Bourgueil Le Haut de la Butte, Jacky Blot. Deep with hint of purple. extract ++, the nose was if one had entered a florists, also pencil shavings. Soft entry but raw tannins, hints of marquis and blackberries. good acidity. Much too young yet drinkable. Chinon Cuvee Terroir, Charles Jouget almost black, big legs no age.A raw stinky organic nose, not unpleasant, complex. A slightly bitter entry and then woof, big fruits and tannins, again herbs and blackberries. very long. Drinking well now, but try again in a few years. My 2nd WOTN Saumur-Champigny, Ch de Targe, les Tuffeaux Lightest wine of the evening, purple edge, some thought this could be Gamay, a summer pudding nose, coarse entry, lightweight, (compared to the others) and rather stalky, again rather young. Flight two Bourgueil, Les Quartiers, Yannick Amiraut, 2004 good depth and no ageing, nose of cedar and pencils, organic hints. a soft entry with light tannins and good balancing acidity, lack of fruit compared to the others led most to spot the 2004, very different from the 2005's and their fruit and alcohol. Chinon, Dom de Beausajour,,Gerard Chauveau good depth then a rather simple nose of spice and vanilla, reflected on the palate, a simple mouthful of berries and rounded tannins. Very pleasant and needs food. Saumur-Champigny, Ch du Hureau, Grande Cuvee Vatan Ruby, extract++, marshmallow nose and leather, woodsmoke, layers of subtle fruit..A rounded entry with soft tannins , spice and chocolate hints, very long and backward. Flight three Bourgueil, Dom de la Butte, Mi Pente, Jacky Blot So bright stunning looker, huge depth yet sparkles in the glass, ( you knew that this was a great wine by just looking at it), wonderful complex nose, cassis, cut brambles, flowershop, an amazing mouthful berries and spice, layer upon layer of different fruit, soft tannins yet good acidity. A long liver and voted WOTN by most. If I had a Dalw W score this would be an A, at GBP 16.95, worth evey penny. Chinon, Varennes du Grand Clos, Charles Jouget No sign of age, extract++, a very dumb closed down nose, some cassis, but you had to work to get a whiff of it,.again a big mouthful of fruit, with floral flavours wafting up ones nose.Big soft tannins, some residual bitterness. Much too young, try again 5 year Saumur-Champigny, Ch du Hureau, Lisagathe, Vatan A hint of purple and thick glycerin, huge legs.Again very closed down, yet layers of berry fruit and cut flowers. A massive mouthful of fruit fruit and more fruit, spicebox, big rounded tannins. Far too young. What a superb spread of wines, all magnificent except the La Targe, which floundered a bit against the others. Has the makings of a long living vintage, with alcohol levels 13,5 to 14.5 ( almost unknown in the Loire). Most members are off to purchse some of the wines. The Mi Pente was head and shoulders above the rest as it was drinking well now, the others will come good in time and make an interesting drink over the next ten years+ And I have found a new marker for Cabernet franc..........a florists with cut flowers and some minerality. JT |
TN Loire reds
JT wrote:
> Solihull Fine Wine Society, January tasting. > > Hosted by JT. The 2005 Loire red vintage has been mentioned in the same > breath as the 1947. So I thought I would put up a few and see if they were > any good. > > All blind as usual, all 2005 except one 2004, where I failed to get the 2005 > in time. The reds decanted two hours before and all had thrown a varying > degree of sediment. > > Domaine au Moines, Savennierres . Mme Laroche > Viscous very pale with a restrained nose of apple and flowers. Complex, > soft entry and again hints of citrus and apple. Huge mouthful, long. 14.5% > abv !!!! Infanticide > > Flight one. > > Bourgueil Le Haut de la Butte, Jacky Blot. > Deep with hint of purple. extract ++, the nose was if one had entered a > florists, also pencil shavings. Soft entry but raw tannins, hints of marquis > and blackberries. good acidity. Much too young yet drinkable. > > Chinon Cuvee Terroir, Charles Jouget > almost black, big legs no age.A raw stinky organic nose, not unpleasant, > complex. A slightly bitter entry and then woof, big fruits and tannins, > again herbs and blackberries. very long. Drinking well now, but try again in > a few years. My 2nd WOTN > > Saumur-Champigny, Ch de Targe, les Tuffeaux > Lightest wine of the evening, purple edge, some thought this could be Gamay, > a summer pudding nose, coarse entry, lightweight, (compared to the others) > and rather stalky, again rather young. > > Flight two > > Bourgueil, Les Quartiers, Yannick Amiraut, 2004 > good depth and no ageing, nose of cedar and pencils, organic hints. a soft > entry with light tannins and good balancing acidity, lack of fruit compared > to the others led most to spot the 2004, very different from the 2005's and > their fruit and alcohol. > > Chinon, Dom de Beausajour,,Gerard Chauveau > good depth then a rather simple nose of spice and vanilla, reflected on the > palate, a simple mouthful of berries and rounded tannins. Very pleasant and > needs food. > > Saumur-Champigny, Ch du Hureau, Grande Cuvee Vatan > Ruby, extract++, marshmallow nose and leather, woodsmoke, layers of subtle > fruit..A rounded entry with soft tannins , spice and chocolate hints, very > long and backward. > > Flight three > > Bourgueil, Dom de la Butte, Mi Pente, Jacky Blot > So bright stunning looker, huge depth yet sparkles in the glass, ( you knew > that this was a great wine by just looking at it), wonderful complex nose, > cassis, cut brambles, flowershop, an amazing mouthful berries and spice, > layer upon layer of different fruit, soft tannins yet good acidity. A long > liver and voted WOTN by most. If I had a Dalw W score this would be an A, at > GBP 16.95, worth evey penny. > > Chinon, Varennes du Grand Clos, Charles Jouget > No sign of age, extract++, a very dumb closed down nose, some cassis, but > you had to work to get a whiff of it,.again a big mouthful of fruit, with > floral flavours wafting up ones nose.Big soft tannins, some residual > bitterness. Much too young, try again 5 year > > Saumur-Champigny, Ch du Hureau, Lisagathe, Vatan > A hint of purple and thick glycerin, huge legs.Again very closed down, yet > layers of berry fruit and cut flowers. A massive mouthful of fruit fruit and > more fruit, spicebox, big rounded tannins. Far too young. > > What a superb spread of wines, all magnificent except the La Targe, which > floundered a bit against the others. Has the makings of a long living > vintage, with alcohol levels 13,5 to 14.5 ( almost unknown in the Loire). > Most members are off to purchse some of the wines. > The Mi Pente was head and shoulders above the rest as it was drinking well > now, the others will come good in time and make an interesting drink over > the next ten years+ > > And I have found a new marker for Cabernet franc..........a florists with > cut flowers and some minerality. > > JT > > > > Thanks for the notes, John, sounds like a great tasting. I've heard good things about Blot, I will have to search him out. I think Vatan is one of the very talented winemakers in the Loire. (He thinks so too, as it happens.) By quirk of fate I am getting ready to order from Vatan. The 2005 Saumur-Champigny (domaine) is very very good, and a steal at 8.50 EU. The Lisagathe 2005 is pretty expensive at 37 EU the mag (no bottles left) but I think I will lay a few down. IIRC Vatan has called this the best wine he has made. FWIW I find Beausejour a very simple wine in general, though I haven't tried it in a few years. It is a very large (and somewhat industrial) production. cheers, -E |
TN Loire reds
"JT" > wrote in message
... > Solihull Fine Wine Society, January tasting. > > Domaine au Moines, Savennierres . Mme Laroche > Viscous very pale with a restrained nose of apple and flowers. Complex, > soft entry and again hints of citrus and apple. Huge mouthful, long. 14.5% > abv !!!! Infanticide I opend a 1994 of this at Xmas - long & luchious, ecxellent example of type as you say, opening a 2004/5 is infanticide pk |
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