James Molesworth`s Recommended Wines From

James Molesworth’s Recommended Wines From the Loire Valley
Nearly 450 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at www.winespectator.com/061512.
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Top Wines
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TOP WINES (continued)
ScorePrice
Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume 2008
95
$85
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ScorePrice
Michel Redde Pouilly-Fumé La Moynerie 2009
92
Rich, but pure and incredibly focused, with superb length.
Ripe but racy, with peach and melon notes. Long, rich and creamy.
Philippe Delesvaux Coteaux du Layon Sélection de Grains
94 $NA
Nobles 2008 500ml
Chalk, lime and flint notes drive with authority through the finish.
Mature and exotic, with dried m ango, date, fig, persimmon and
guava.
Domaine Huët Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont 1985
94
Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis Sur Loire Sec $75
94
$65
Very rich and flattering, delivering unctuous flavors, with a
500ml
racy streak. 93
$36
This exotic wine shows mature flavors of citronella and lanolin. 500ml
93
93
$50
92
$32
92
$55
Ripe, pure and precise, delivering rich yet mouthwatering flavors.
92
$75
92
$40
Still very bouncy, with chive, thyme, fleur de sel and lime notes.
92
$32
Very solid, offering grippy black currant, cherry skin and plum
fruit.
Château d’Epiré Savennières Cuvée Spéciale 2010
92
$30
92
$40
Grand Mont 2005
Still going strong, with fig, mulled plum and steeped blackberry
fruit.
Domaine Huët Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu 2010
92
$28
Cave de Bourgueil Bourgueil Beauregard 2010
90
$15
Claude Branger Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Le Fils des Gras Moutons 2010
90
$14
90
$12
Long and pure, with lemon zest, verbena and fleur de sel.
Cuvée Harmonie 2010
Shows lots of snap, with crackling lime, gooseberry and sea salt.
90
$13
90
$12
90
$12
89
$12
89
$13
Sur Lie 2010
Rich for a Muscadet, but still plenty tangy and vibrant.
Château de la Roulerie Chenin Blanc Anjou 2010
Plump and inviting, with bright peach, apple and fig fruit.
Les Vignerons des Terroirs de la Noëlle Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Domaine de L’Aurière 2010
92
Château de la Mulonnière Savennières L’Effet Papillon 2009 92
92
Auguste Bonhomme Vouvray Demi-Sec La Forcine 2010
Frankly off-dry, but lively enough to keep the flavors crackling.
Cave de Bourgueil Bourgueil Cuvée Signée par Pauline Fouchereau Maître de Chai 2010
A grippy style, with black cherry, bitter orange and roasted anise.
89
$15
Juicy and lively, with damson plum, cherry pit and black currant.
Clos de la Niverdière Chinon 2010
89
$15
89
$15
89
$12
Racy and pure, with bright cherry, currant and plum fruit.
$64
Pierre Duret Quincy 2010
Star fruit, fennel and lime notes lead to a crunchy finish.
$38
A ripe style, with candied ginger peel, glazed pear and green fig.
Maturing beautifully, with lovely flavors all layered seamlessly.
ScorePrice
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie Bourgueil Plump and weighty, delivering bold flavors of pear, fig and melon.
Domaine d’Orfeuilles Vouvray Reserve d’Automne 2009
$55
Cuvée Alouettes 2009
Superracy, floral and pure, showing ginger, quince and mineral
flavors.
Damien Laureau Savennières Roche Aux Moines 2009
92
Offers pure, unadorned citrus, mineral and salted butter notes.
Offers depth and cut, with pear eau-de-vie, green plum and
quince.
Pierre & Rodolphe Gauthier Bourgueil Domaine du Bel Air
Vacheron Sancerre Les Romains 2009
Offers weight, but stays pure and defined, with lemon zest and
peach.
Domaine du Haut Bourg Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu A broad, slightly mature style, offering apple, quince and fig fruit.
Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil Franc de Pied 2010
Racy and pure, offering ginger, orange blossom, persimmon and
fig.
Michel Delhommeau Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Ste.-Catherine 2008
Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Bourgeoise 2008
$24
Very racy, with cassis, cherry pit and blackberry fruit.
Rich and fleshy, offering black tea, crushed plum and black
currant.
Château Belle-Rive Quarts de Chaume 2008
92
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Richly layered, with dense date, fig, glazed peach, apricot and
mango.
Domaine des Baumard Coteaux du Layon Clos de
$29
Les Caburoches 2010
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Tétuères 2009
Bernard Baudry Chinon Franc de Pied 2009
92
$33
Dry and racy, with a chiseled feel to the ginger, fig and pear
flavors.
Domaine du Petit Métris Coteaux du Layon-Chaume Les
$29
Mouthfilling, with creamed peach, blood orange and green
melon.
Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups Vouvray Sec Domaine du Petit Métris Quarts de Chaume 2009
Domaine Huët Vouvray Sec Le Mont 2010
92
La Négrette 2009
Fully mature, offering gorgeous flavors that glide through the
finish.
Château de la Guimonière Chaume 2005
Claude Riffault Sancerre Les Chailloux 2010
$30
Château de l’Aulnaye Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2010
$25
Mouthwatering, with tangy thyme, chive and fleur de sel flavors.
Cave des Vignerons de Saumur Saumur Les Epinats 2010
Focused, with a beam of currant framed by olive and tobacco.
89
$15