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Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2014

the last of my 2014 stash and it’s a real beauty. 🤩. paired with linguine with mushrooms onions and garlic olive oil. perfect drinking window 👊 — 10 days ago

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Couly-Dutheil

La Baronnie Madeleine Chinon Cabernet Franc 2015

Vintage 2015 | Italian rooftiles coloured rim, spicy smell and nicely developed velvety taste. Chinon that is aged can be só comforting. Cab franc shines. Paired with a simple but good spaghetti meatballs tomatosauce. It makes my day. — a month ago

Serge, Daniel and 15 others liked this

Foreau - Domaine du Clos Naudin

Vouvray Sec Chenin Blanc 2016

Delightful yet more oily, less acidic than I recall. — 2 months ago

Peter, Ira and 10 others liked this

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Le Clos Guillot Chinon Cabernet Franc 2016

Textbook Loire CF in a perfect spot. Vibrant raspberry and purple flowers, graphite, bell pepper, umami elements. Finessed and balanced. — 2 months ago

ESF, Tom and 6 others liked this

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2010

Beautiful dry Vouvray Chenin Blanc, color suggests it’s fully mature, though I think it will still improve, long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 16 days ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Nice. Huet is so special.

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 1985

The difference 40 years makes is maybe just a thin wooly blanket.

Pull it back and this thing's full of life - bright, vibrant, gas in the tank.

It’s brighter yellow than tired gold. Theres more fruit than decay. Sour apricots and yellow canned peaches, white popcorn and greasy bacon, and that foggy musk.

Acid rips through and does not give. Barely sweet with the demi-sec tag thats written right there but I'm not buying it.

Tonight this is 40 years old, just gettin' goin, just like me.
— 2 months ago

Pinotman, Tom and 14 others liked this
Ely Cohn

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@Jay Kline 2/1 we celebrated!
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What a proper wine to toast to a proper dude turning 40. Happy Birthday @Ely Cohn
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Thank you @Jay Kline ! It did feel appropriate 😌

Domaine Huet

Le Mont Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2007

Went perfectly with some spicy Indian food. Best pairing I’ve ever done. — a month ago

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Champalou

Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2013

In honor of Michael. Love this vintage. Full, rich but still crisp and with good acidity. Drinks a bit too easily. ;-) — 13 hours ago

Domaine Huet

Clos du Bourg Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2023

Golden color. Medium acidity to med + acidity, dry. Notes of stone fruit, floral. This could use some age. — 14 hours ago

Domaine Huet

Le Mont Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2023

Honeysuckle, apricot marmalade, persimmon.

Silken. Super balanced. Bought two. One to drink tonight and one to drink down the line.

Tropical fruits, balanced acidity, melts on the palate like a pad of butter made of wildflowers and honey.
— 2 months ago

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These are 🔥. Vintage, pls.
S.S. Mandani

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Current vintage - 2023! Drank one and laid one down. Beautiful juice