Tag Archive | "Vouvray"
The Loire v South Africa: Sauvignon & Chenin Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are long established grape varieties in the Loire with profiles to match. In South Africa, Sauvignon is a very “johnny come lately variety”, while Chenin Blanc’s history in the Cape dates back to the 16th century. So how did the Cape wines fair against a couple of Loire examples? Jacques Rouzé Les Grandes Vignes [...]
Continue reading...Loire Salon 2010: Montlouis & Vouvray highlights, plus a Jacky Blot vertical
Posted Friday 25th June 2010
Dinner this week at Terroirs wine bar off Trafalgar Square or, more accurately, getting a big thumbs up on bottle of Franz Saumon Minerale + 2008 Montlouis-sur-Loire from my sisters, prompted me to finish typing up my notes from the Salon on Touraine’s Chenin Blanc focused appellations. Historically,Vouvray has enjoyed the higher profile and reputation, but times [...]
Continue reading...Two skinny Loire stars: French Connection Classics Saumur Champigny 2008 & Huet Vouvray Le Mont Demi-sec 2002
Posted Monday 4th January 2010
The New Year ushers in a fiscal tightening of the belt and resolutions of the type aimed at tightening actual belts, so how about a cut price, trophy-winning red which weighs in at a feather-weight 12.5%? French Connection Classics Saumur Champigny 2008 is made by Eric Laurent, the gifted winemaker at the Cave de Saumur, [...]
Continue reading...Domaine Huet’s 2008 releases – a triumph over adversity & an excuse for a Demi-sec vertical
Posted Monday 28th December 2009
During September, I had a fantastic run of vertical tastings – De Bortoli Noble One, Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier, Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay and Shiraz. As if things could not get any better, Noel Pinguet (pictured), Domaine Huet’s winemaker, arrived in town to show off no less than 10 different vintages of Huet’s Demi-sec Vouvray, [...]
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Posted Monday 28th June 2010
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