A few Loire Chenins
santiago
wax, very dry in the mouth with interesting sour notes. Initially a bit
metallic in the aftertaste but it cleaned up with honey. 89.
Domaine Huet "Clos du Bourg" Sec 2007 (Vouvray) (14,00 euros in the
boutique at the domaine): great intensity, pierre de fusil, lots of
minerality. A great wine and very happy to have a case. 94.
Fran�ois Chidaine "Les Choisilles" 2004 (Montlouis) (15,00 euros in shop):
rounder that the Huet (three years younger also), with very good balance,
but perhaps a little les character. 93.
Clos de la Royaut� 2007 (Savenni�res) (10,00 euros in the shop at the
domaine): a bit reduced initially, I thought it was a good wine in the
Savenni�res style, with that austerity that you usually find in young
Savenni�res. 89-90.
La Tour Grise 2007 (Saumur) (12,40 euros in shop): very intense in the
nose, and very serious in the mouth, with a vertical dimension around a
wild acidity. I liked it more than others. 91.
Lenoir Les Roches 2004 (Chinon) (19,90 euros in shop): Very-very reduced,
with plenty of dirty notes and not showing for more than 2 hours. Perhaps
with 20 years, this ultra-traditional Chinon blanc would be a great wine,
but certainly is not showing much now.
s.
Bi!!
Help! My French isn't what it used to be. Is "pierre de fusil"
gunmetal, gunpowder, or flint?
santiago
news:2a682681-2df1-4ba8...@x31g2000yqx.googlegroups.com:
> Help! My French isn't what it used to be. Is "pierre de fusil"
> gunmetal, gunpowder, or flint?
Flint, and actually in french is "pierre � fusil". I always have problems
with "de" and "�" in french ;)
s.
DaleW
> wax, very dry in the mouth with interesting sour notes. Initially a bit
> metallic in the aftertaste but it cleaned up with honey. 89.
>
> Domaine Huet "Clos du Bourg" Sec 2007 (Vouvray) (14,00 euros in the
> boutique at the domaine): great intensity, pierre de fusil, lots of
> minerality. A great wine and very happy to have a case. 94.
>
> rounder that the Huet (three years younger also), with very good balance,
> but perhaps a little les character. 93.
>
> domaine): a bit reduced initially, I thought it was a good wine in the
> Savennières. 89-90.
>
> La Tour Grise 2007 (Saumur) (12,40 euros in shop): very intense in the
> nose, and very serious in the mouth, with a vertical dimension around a
> wild acidity. I liked it more than others. 91.
>
> Lenoir Les Roches 2004 (Chinon) (19,90 euros in shop): Very-very reduced,
> with plenty of dirty notes and not showing for more than 2 hours. Perhaps
> with 20 years, this ultra-traditional Chinon blanc would be a great wine,
> but certainly is not showing much now.
>
> s.
Nice notes. Is the "fragile" a no -sulphur wine or something?
Huet sounds great! I like Chidaine, but have never seen that bottling
santiago
> Nice notes. Is the "fragile" a no -sulphur wine or something?
Might be! Problem is that I cannot check because I left the bottle at the
restaurant that hosted us for the tasting and there is not much information
on it.
> Huet sounds great! I like Chidaine, but have never seen that bottling
Huet is amazing. I have visited three times and the wines are always at a
very high level. And they age.
Chidaine, it is interesting that you do not know of "Les Choisilles"
because I never met another bottle of Chidaine save it.
s.