From the pure schist soils of the famous cru on the hillsides of the Loire river the 2013 Savennières Roche aux Moines offers the most noble, ripe, intense and generous bouquet but also the most elegant, deep and subtle...
From the pure schist soils of the famous cru on the hillsides of the Loire river the 2013 Savennières Roche aux Moines offers the most noble, ripe, intense and generous bouquet but also the most elegant, deep and subtle one. Super ripe yellow-fleshed fruits with some speck flavors are intermixed with herbal and precisely mineral flavors leading to a full-bodied, pure and highly complex wine of great precision and generosity. The finish of this powerful and deep cru is breathtakingly long and its aging potential absolutely great. This is surely the finest and most thrilling Roche aux Moines of my tastings, a must buy for every lover of Chenin blanc. Very limited production though. 95+ points. - Stephan Reinhardt