Archive for 'Loire' Category

Sauvion 2006 Sevre Et Maine Muscadet - White Wine

Aug 21st, 2011 by admin | 0

White Wine by Sauvion from Loire, France - regions. Light, easy to drink, thirst-quenching, Muscadet Sevre et Maine (Sevre and Maine being the two rivers crossing the Muscadet region) is known as healthy wine due to its lack of residual sugar (close to zero) and its moderate alcohol content of 12%. [...]

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Pascal Jolivet 2003 Attitude Sauvignon Blanc - White Wine

Jul 12th, 2011 by admin | 0

White Wine by Pascal Jolivet from Loire, France. Fresh, grassy aromas. Ripe and lush for Sauvignon Blanc as a result of the atypically hot 2003 vintage, but well balanced and quite delicious. Reasonably soft in the mouth, but still endowed with a nice long finish.
 

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Michel Redde 2005 Pouilly Fume La Moynerie - Sauvignon Blanc White Wine

Jun 23rd, 2011 by admin | 0

White Wine by Michel Redde from Loire, France - regions. Quintessential Pouilly-Fume, this shows the girth typical of these clay-heavy soils, along with a salty, smoky flintiness. Zesty flavors of lime peel and jalapeno are pungent yet balanced and harmonious, lingering with intense fragrance. -Wines & Spirits
 

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Pascal Jolivet 2005 Pouilly Fume - Sauvignon Blanc White Wine

Jan 21st, 2011 by admin | 0

White Wine by Pascal Jolivet from Loire, France - regions. Grape Type: 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Vinification: Grapes come from 20 acres in 3 separate vineyards owned by Pascal Jolivet in the villages of Tracy, Les Girarmes, and St. Andelain; and additional sourcing from Les Loges. These constitute a large diversity of [...]

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Domaine Des Baumard 2004 Savennieres - Chenin Blanc White Wine

Oct 24th, 2010 by admin | 0

White Wine by Dom. Des Baumard from Loire, France - regions. This is still tight, but shows piercing intensity to the lime, mineral, quince and pear flavors. The long, stony finish really reverberates. Could use a little time. Drink now through 2011. Wine Spectator 91 Points
 

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Domaine de la Perriere 2004 Sancerre - Sauvignon Blanc White Wine

Sep 20th, 2010 by admin | 0

White Wine by Dom. de la Perriere from Loire, France - regions. Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel and concrete vats. Estate-bottled. Emphatically dry and crisp, but with plenty of the lingering fruit and fragrance for which Sauvignon Blanc grown in Sancerre is world famous. A fine choice for light fish and shellfish, [...]

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Pascal Jolivet 2006 Sancerre - Sauvignon Blanc White Wine

Mar 12th, 2010 by admin | 0

White Wine by Pascal Jolivet from Loire, France - regions. Pale, whitish straw in color. The nose is very fresh, very clean with notes of lime peel, green herbs, black currant; typical, not aggressive. On the palate it is fresh and tightly wound; acidity is tempered by very subtle residual sugar; very clean; alive, [...]

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Domaine Des Baumard 2004 Carte D’Or Coteaux du Layon (half-bottle) - Chenin Blanc White Wine

Nov 6th, 2009 by admin | 0

White Wine by Dom. Des Baumard from Loire, France - regions. Baumard’s 2004 Coteaux Du Layon Carte D’Or offers an astonishingly low-priced opportunity to experience a great nobly sweet appellation. Winsome aromas of quince, chamomile, almond paste, and white chocolate lead to a subtly sweet, mouth-filling, yet elegant and juicy palate and a bitter-sweet, [...]

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Domaine du Closel 2005 La Jalousie Savennieres - Chenin Blanc White Wine

Sep 11th, 2009 by admin | 0

White Wine by Dom. du Closel from Loire, France - regions. Savennieres La Jalousie (formerly les Coulees, or Cuvee Classique, i.e. dry) is a classic Savennieres from a stainless-steel cuvee of young and older vines from their steepest soils of pure schist. The domaine of the de Jessey family has been the [...]

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Pascal Jolivet 2006 Attitude Sauvignon Blanc - White Wine

Apr 14th, 2009 by admin | 0

White Wine by Pascal Jolivet from Loire, France - regions. Color: Brilliant, pale straw gold with a translucent rim. Nose: Fresh, clean and youthful with delicate nuances of lime, grapefruit, green apple and kiwi. Palate: Soft entry leading to a polished, supple texture with gentle, well integrated acidity; [...]

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