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Otto Nieminen wrote:Papin-Chevalier (Ch. Pierre-Bise) Clos de Coulaine Savennières 2006
The scent is ripe but citrussy, some hay and quince and everything else one expects in Chenin. The few 2006s we saw from the Loire have seemed a bit on the heavy side for my comfort, but despite some serious mid-palate heft, I found the brightness and structure quite charming. Nice stuff!
It seems very primary but very approachable. Does this wine usually age well?
Rahsaan wrote:Otto Nieminen wrote:Papin-Chevalier (Ch. Pierre-Bise) Clos de Coulaine Savennières 2006
The scent is ripe but citrussy, some hay and quince and everything else one expects in Chenin. The few 2006s we saw from the Loire have seemed a bit on the heavy side for my comfort, but despite some serious mid-palate heft, I found the brightness and structure quite charming. Nice stuff!
It seems very primary but very approachable. Does this wine usually age well?
Nobody knows. Not even Claude Papin. At least the last time I spoke to him, which was three and a half years ago now!!
For what it's worth, Claude started working 'seriously' in the late 80s and became more established through the mid-90s. His real track record with strong vintages started with the 95, 96, 97 trio. So it's hard to know exactly. Plus he was changing his style (like many in the region) to get softer rounder fruit and nobody knows what that means for aging. At least circa 2005 vintage. I am sure his thinking has evolved since then.
Beyond that, Clos de Coulaine is not a 'grand terroir'. Personally, I usually liked Haut de la Garde better because I thought it had better structure, even if it was lowly Anjou in comparison to Savennieres.
At the moment, Roche aux Moines is clearly the jewel in his stable that should have the most potential for aging.
That said, I still have some bottles of 94 Clos de Coulaine that was holding up remarkably well last I checked. (Although I may have held on too long at this point)..
Tim York wrote:I had some Clos de Coulaine 1997, a warm year. In its youth it was almost a ringer for Viognier. More recently I remember it as dark in taste and alcoholic like an old school Mediterranean wine and far from the Loire; no oxidization, though. Howver, plenty of oxidization of my stash of Château d'Epiré 95 and 96, particularly the former.
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