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Vincent et Tania Carême Vouvray Spring Sec 2010
Vincent et Tania Carême Vouvray Spring Sec 2010

Vintage	2010
Region	Vouvray, Touraine, central Loire Valley
Colour/Style	Dry white, aged on the lees in vats for 8 months
Grapes	100% Chenin Blanc
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.0%
Food	Aperitif, fish, chicken, veal
Next day	Even better
Drink	Excellent now, or over the next 3 to 5 years
A delightfully limpid pale gold colour. The nose exudes freshness and vitality, yet is at the same time really quite complex, with aromas of freshly cut lime, greengage and quince, with subtle hints of tree blossom, straw and wet wool. There are also some distinctly herby/spicy elements, with particular notes of cinnamon, clove and fennel seed. The palate too is exceedingly clean and fresh, yet very tangy, with rhubarb, Bramley apple and zesty/oily citrus flavours offset by herby nuances, a hint of salty savouriness. And although actually quite rich and concentrated (and with barely perceptible residual sugar - 5.2 g/l) the freshness is maintained by a wonderful core of stoney minerality and utterly mouth-watering acidity, which carries all the way through to a very long finish. *Although I suggest (above) that this wine may drink nicely for the next 3 to 5 years, that is merely a conservative estimate, for I suspect that it has the structure to evolve for much longer than that. A brilliant wine!

Price: £12.50 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Domaine Huet Le Mont Moelleux 2002 Vouvray
Domaine Huet Le Mont Moelleux 2002

Vintage	2002
Region	Vouvray, Touraine, central Loire Valley
Colour/Style	Semi-sweet (or moelleux) but with great acidity
Grapes	100% Chenin Blanc
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.0%
Food	Aperitif, foie gras, blue cheeses
Next day	Even better
Drink	Great now, but will age and evolve for decades
Beginning to turn a clear, mid-gold colour, with orange glints, slightly viscous, but certainly not too heavy. The nose offers delightful aromas of quince, lime and honey, whilst also beginning to develop those classic Chenin aromas of wet wool, slate/mineral, damp earth and a fleeting hint of petrol. The flavours are amazingly complex and concentrated, yet the inherent sweetness is kept beautifully in check by a backbone of intense, limey acidity and minerality which fairly races across the tongue. So much so, in fact, that the effect seems to me more demi-sec than full-on moelleux. And although it is still undoubtedly tightly knit and built for the long haul, I find it ravishingly drinkable already - so goodness knows just how good it could turn out to be. Perhaps I'll never get the chance to find out, because I fear I will fall off my perch long before it does!

Price: £25.75 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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