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Alliance Loire 2006 Lieu-dit Rosnay Demi-Sec Chenin Blanc (Vouvray)
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This is a full style of Vouvray, rich, complex, with almonds and concentrated fruit flavors. The balance and elegance are exemplary, ripe but freshened with red apples, pears and a touch of tannic structure. It shows what a few years age can do for Chenin Blanc wines.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Les Lys Demi-Sec Chenin Blanc (Vouvray)
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Full, rounded wine, with herbs, some green tobacco and spice flavors. This is fresh, but full, well balanced and with a creamy apple aftertaste.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Château de la Bigotière Melon (Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine)
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Very green, with a hint of toast, this estate Muscadet has plenty of definition. It is rich, full-bodied, with flavors of ripe pears, pink grapefruit and lemon thyme. The acidity is certainly there, but is almost a background to the many other flavors.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Les Roches Sauvignon Blanc (Touraine)
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Citrus and white peach aromas promise a tropical SB. And that’s what the palate offers, with rich peach and apricot flavors, with plenty of fresh acidity, almonds and ripe fruit.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc (Haut-Poitou)
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- $10
Haut-Poitou, to the south of the Loire Valley, specializes in fresh, crisp Sauvignon Blanc like this herbal, grassy wine, dominated by grapefruit, green berries and some sage. There’s a cool structure to it, leaving freshness.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Cuvée les Epinats Chenin Blanc (Saumur)
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A nutty, mineral driven wine, with flavors of pears and limes coming through a dry acid layer which gives considerable freshness. This is light, elegant, very crisp and dry to finish.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Les Grandes Vignes Melon (Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire)
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- $12
On the rich side for a Muscadet, with an earthy character, sage and lemongrass flavors touched with gala apple creaminess. This certainly has a riper side than many a Muscadet.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
Alliance Loire 2006 Lieu-dit Les Fosses d’Hareng Chenin Blanc (Vouvray)
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Juicy white currants and soft almond flavors go into this medium-dry wine. It has some softness and richness, but there is also a firm edge of structure and minerality to it. The aftertaste hints at sulfur.
— R.V.
(3/1/2008)
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