2008 Les Roches, Saumur-Champigny,
proof again that 2008 is an attractive vintage
drinking well now but still good potential to age
Our just over three-week stay in Touraine is coming to a close. Time to record the bottles that we have enjoyed in suitable modération bien sûr!
2010 Galichets, Bourgueil, Domaine de la Chevalerie,
Stéphanie, Emmanuel and Pierre Caslot
(above and below)
Lovely mid-weight red from leading Bourgueil producer
2010 is a very good Loire vintage – rare in that it was successful across the board: dry white, reds and sweets
2009 Les Chailloux, Sancerre, Claude Riffault http://www.clauderiffault.com
Stéphane Riffault, who has taken over from his father Claude, is making brilliant Sancerres
This 2009 from flinty soil is wonderfully precise and very clean
(above and below)
2009 Sancerre, Domaine des Brosses, Alain Girard
softer and more evolved than the Riffault
2011 Domaine de la Ganse, Vacqueyras
In the SkinCôntact raffle I won six bottles of Rhône wine (red). These are they. The Séguret and the Vacqueyras were both particularly good – full bodied with blackfruits without being overpowering fruit bombs.
2011 Domaine de Mourchon, Séguret
2013 Vinsobres, Cru des Côtes du Rhône, Les Dauphins
2008 Le Mont demi-sec, Vouvray, Domaine Huet
This 2008 makes the case for demi-sec
lovely balance of delicately sweet fruit and acidity.
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