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french whites
rest of france
2004 E. Guigal Condrieu $$$$
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Lemon, minerals, floral
Taste: Chalk, minerals, floral and shows good acidity
Finish: Medium and shows minerals, floral and lemons
Evaluation: Nice wine but a little too expensive 90 points
2005 Chateau de la Roulerie Chaume (Loire) $$$$
Color: Light
Nose: Apricot, mineral
Taste: Heavy mineral, apricot, tea
Finish: Concentrated with mineral, tea, apricot on this medium finish
Evaluation: Solid wine 88 points
2005 Hippolyte Reverdy Sancerre $$
Color: Light
Nose: Fruity
Taste: Tropical, mineral, mild sweetness
Finish: Medium with nice fruits on the finish
Evaluation: Not all mineral but nice fruit components. 86 points
2005 Lafage Centenaire Blanc $$
Color: Light
Nose: Floral
Taste: Floral, spice
Finish: Floral, spice, pepper
Evaluation: A well made wine with some bite. 84 points
2005 Domaine Pascal Cotat La Grande Cote Sancerre $$$$
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Grapefruit, grass, green apple
Taste: Apricots, grass, grapefruit
Finish: Medium and shows nice acidity
Evaluation: Nice wine 90 points
2005 Richard Bourgeois Sancerre (Loire Region) $$
Color: Clear
Nose: Mineral and flint
Taste: Mineral, little floral note and dry
Finish: Short with mineral
Evaluation: A well made dry wine that would drink well alone or with seafood. 87 points
2005 Trimbach Alsace Riesling (Alsace) $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Mineral and pear
Taste: Mineral more specifically quartz
Finish: Medium with a mineral note dominating
Evaluation: So simple but really good. Again why tasting notes don't always do a wine justice. 84 points
2005 Domaine Zind Humbrecht Alsace Gewürztraminer
$$
Color: Dark yellow
Nose: Intense with floral and honey suckles
Taste: Sour, petroleum, bitter, floral notes
Finish: Bitter and sour with floral and petroleum
Evaluation: Had the intensity but not for everyone 84 points
2006 Fournier Pere & Fils Loire Sauvignon Blanc $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Tropical fruit, mineral
Taste: Tropical fruit, mineral, orange
Finish: Medium with good acidity
Evaluation: Well made for the money 87 points
2006 Cave Des Producteurs De Vouvray Les Fosses d'Hareng Vouvray (Loire) $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Floral, mineral
Taste: Little sweet with mineral, floral and melon
Finish: Medium
Evaluation: Good producer 86 points
2006 Paul Zinck vin d'Alsace Riesling (Alsace) $$
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Mineral
Taste: Mineral and floral
Finish: Light
Evaluation: Simple wine 83 points
2006 Paul Zinck Grand Cru Eichberg $$$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Lemon, petrol, floral
Taste: Medium with apples, lemons and minerals
Finish: Medium with apples, grapefruit, and petrol
Evaluation: Solid 88 points
2006 Zind Humbrecht Alsace Riesling (Alsace) $$$
Color: Medium yellow
Nose: Floral, mineral, pear
Taste: Touch of sweetness with mainly bitter profile. Floral, pear, apple, mineral
Finish: Intense with mineral, apple, floral and good acidity on this medium finish
Evaluation: Nice overall wine but certainly a different style then German Riesling 89 points
2006 Zind Humbrecht Turckheim Herrenweg Alsace Riesling (Alsace) $$$$
Color: Dark yellow
Nose: Wow with floral, orange peel, spice, honey suckles
Taste: Floral, orange peel, spice, floral, honey suckles all perfectly balanced
Finish: Super concentrated wine with a powerful kick on this long finish
Evaluation: The best white to date from France 94 points
2007 Barton & Guestier Vouvray - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray (3/2/2010)
Medium golden color. Nose of floral, appricots, and peach. A touch of sweetness on the palate with minerals, lemons, orange peels, and peach. On the finish it picks up a candied fruit quality. Very nice concentration on this wine and it improved at closer to room temperature. (88 pts.)
2007 Cave Des Vignerons De Saumur Chenin Blanc (Loire) $
Color: Light gold
Nose: Peach, floral
Taste: Peach, lime, mineral
Finish: Good acidity
Evaluation: 86 points
2007 Domaine Etienne Daulny Sancerre $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Lemon, grass, chalk
Taste: Lemon, grass, chalk, grapefruit
Finish: Medium and balanced
Evaluation: Great summer time wine 89 points
2007 Pierre Gaillard Condrieu - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu (7/24/2010)
Artisan Vineyards/ Haskell's Tasting (Minneapolis): Very nice indeed. Lemon, floral, hazel nuts and orange peel on the nose. Full of life on the palate with minerals added. Medium finish and great acidity. (93 pts.)
2007 Helfrich Alsace Riesling $
Color: Light gold
Nose: Mineral and floral
Taste: Dry style with floral, mineral, and lemon
Finish: Medium
Evaluation: Good everyday wine 85 points
2007 Domaine Andre Neveu Le Grand Fricambault Silex Sancerre $$$
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Grass, lemons, shells,
Taste: Honey, grass, shells, lemon
Finish: Nicely balanced wine with a medium finish
Evaluation: Very nice wine for around $20 91 points
2008 Domaine Etienne Daulny Sancerre $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Grapefruit, floral
Taste: Grapefruit, floral, minerals
Finish: Short with nice fruit
Evaluation: Not as good as the 07 87 points
2008 Château Beauchêne Côtes du Rhône Grande Réserve Viognier - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône (6/11/2010)
Melon, minerals, apples and appricots. On the palate a refreshing wine with appricots, honey dew melon, apples and minerals. Medium finish and well made wine. (88 pts.)