New Loire for me

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I don't think I've had these before, but who knows. Memory is a tricky beast. Anyway, I was recently (re?) acquainted with the wines of Le Rocher des Violettes from the vigneron Xavier Weisskopf. The wines I've tried so far was a taut, slightly earthy Montlouis Sec called "Mitaine". The earthiness blew off with air and it was firm, delightful, slender rendition of chenin. Very elegant. Grander and deeper was the Montlouis "Les Borderies" which is made in a sec tendre style (~9-10 grams r.s.). This wine adds depth to the Mitaine but keeps a shimmering, gossamer weightlessness to it. Really hard to stop drinking. Finally, I tried a bottle of the Côt Vieilles Vignes hoping to find some CRB type magic. To my surprise, it wasn't far off! Nothing is, or will ever be, CRB; however, this Côt gave me a lot of the things I love about the CRB version and it actually exists! The vines are very old and it has the chewiness without excess weight that I always loved with the CRB. And it tastes kind of purple.

Anyway, these are brought in by an old wine hand, Roy Cloud, and his company Vintage 59. More is more information on his website.

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I've been drinking more wines from his portfolio lately and can also highly recommend the wines of Pfister from Alsace and old school Burgundies from Joseph Voillot.
 
I haven't had anything from Rocher des Violettes, but you've convinced me I should gather a couple of R-d-V to try them. And I agree about Joseph Voillot.
 
originally posted by VLM: Memory is a tricky beast...Xavier Weisskopf.
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Memory is tricky. I too can't remember if I've had the wines.

But, I know the name. Because I do remember PAB chastising folks on here for sticking to 'old school new-wave' Loire first brought to the US by Dressner and Lynch, and not staying up on the new quality trends, like Weisskopf.

Anyway, I assume these will be for sale in the Triangle!
 
It's been a few months but you had me at "CRB."

Finally got to try this tonight - 2015 vintage. It does indeed feel very CRB. I'll be getting more. Anyone had the cabernet franc?
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
It's been a few months but you had me at "CRB."

Finally got to try this tonight - 2015 vintage. It does indeed feel very CRB. I'll be getting more. Anyone had the cabernet franc?
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Yeah, it scratches the itch, if not quite getting there. I have not had the CF but now that I am reminded, I'll try it soon.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Ben Hunting:
Have you tried La Grange Tiphaine's Côt Vieilles Vignes?
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I have not. Who brings that in?
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Jenny & François brings them in. I have a few of the 2014 Côt VV which is from 115 to 120 year old vines but haven’t tried one yet as I was advised that it needed time. The 2014 Ad Libitum, a blend of Côt, Gamay, and Cabernet Franc, was quite nice in August 2015. My TN seems to be the only one in CT for the 2014.
 
I've opened a bottle each of the 2012 and 2014 in the last year. I liked the 2012. The 2014 does need time and was too stern at the moment for me to judge. Having only ever had CRB's Côt once, a while ago, not sure how the style compares.
 
originally posted by VLM:
New Loire for meI don't think I've had these before, but who knows. Memory is a tricky beast. Anyway, I was recently (re?) acquainted with the wines of Le Rocher des Violettes from the vigneron Xavier Weisskopf. The wines I've tried so far was a taut, slightly earthy Montlouis Sec called "Mitaine". The earthiness blew off with air and it was firm, delightful, slender rendition of chenin. Very elegant. Grander and deeper was the Montlouis "Les Borderies" which is made in a sec tendre style (~9-10 grams r.s.). This wine adds depth to the Mitaine but keeps a shimmering, gossamer weightlessness to it. Really hard to stop drinking. Finally, I tried a bottle of the Côt Vieilles Vignes hoping to find some CRB type magic. To my surprise, it wasn't far off! Nothing is, or will ever be, CRB; however, this Côt gave me a lot of the things I love about the CRB version and it actually exists! The vines are very old and it has the chewiness without excess weight that I always loved with the CRB. And it tastes kind of purple.

Anyway, these are brought in by an old wine hand, Roy Cloud, and his company Vintage 59. More is more information on his website.

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vintage59.com

I've been drinking more wines from his portfolio lately and can also highly recommend the wines of Pfister from Alsace and old school Burgundies from Joseph Voillot.
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The Voillot wines are beautiful.
 
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