2005
Vouvray Marquis de Goulaine
This is one of the best $11 bottles I've ever had
the privilege to try. Ripe with apricot and honeysuckle
flavors it is a pretty but certainly not wimpy wine.
A touch of residual sugar makes for a faintly sweet
finish - not too much, but enough to make the mind
melt. $
2005 Reuilly Blanc La Raie
If you could squeeze Meyer lemons, passion fruits
and roses into a bottle, the result would taste something
like this juicy little number. And although its fruit
flavors are nothing but luscious, the wine maintains
that flirty kind of acidity perfect for a summer's
afternoon. $
2005 Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie Domaine du Vieux
Chai
Light and crisp as a spring morning, the wine offers
cleansing aromas and flavors like lemongrass, lime
zest and green tea. Yet despite its acidity, it somehow
manages to coat the tongue with an oily softness.
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2005 Reuilly Rose La Grande Piece
Although it's cloudy appearance may come as a bit
of a surprise, this unfiltered rose is still so very
pretty in pink. Strawberry and vanilla are its dominant
characteristics but it ends with a lingering yet faint
impression of licorice. $
2004 Menetou-Salon Rose
A pretty little wine terrific for summer drinking.
Its aromas and flavors of raspberries and strawberries
are just the prelude to a surprisingly clean, lemon
zesty finish. $-$$
1988 Chinon Couly-Dutheil Clos de L'Echo
If you're wondering how Chinon, (the Loire's well-respected
Cab Franc- based reds), will age, here's your chance
to find out. Here's a Cab Franc drinking at it's prime,
with a lush mouthful of brambles, black fruit and
just a hint of cedar and smoke. Best of all is the
finish, tinged with pepper. $$
2004 Saumur Champigny Filliatreau La Grande Vignolle
With a flavor profile that American Cab Franc drinkers
have come to expect from their wine, this is a lovely
and fairly priced red. It is easy to drink; complimentary
to food and rather big-bodied for a $17 bottle. $$
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