Moulin Touchais
Moulin Touchais is an icon of the Loire valley, particularly among those who have fallen in love with the region’s exceptional sweet wines made from Chenin Blanc. With a library of vintages dating back decades, they have become known for releasing back vintages in perfect condition when they feel they are ready to drink, so it is not uncommon to see 40-year-old bottles with pristine levels, labels and corks. Better yet, they are generally offered at exceedingly reasonable prices.
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Vinous (94)
Hailing from a warm vintage that was one of the best in what would otherwise have been a fairly ordinary decade, the 1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon is starting to take on a deep golden appearance, commencing to amber. It offers a gorgeous, suave texture and a very complex nose that's a touch oxidative but that adds a layer of additional intrigue: it's all nuts, raisins, walnuts, olives, warm pastry, cinnamon, cooked orange peel. It's round and sweet (95g/L) but not unctuous with richness on the mid-palate while retaining enough acidity to refresh the mouth on the long finish. A wine that is very comfortable in its own skin, providing a very relaxing experience.د.إ1,315.00 -
Vinous (95)
Starting to take on a deep golden hue, the 1997 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon is a sensuous sweet wine (92g/L of residual sugar) that offers ripe and concentrated flavors of apricot jam, cooked oranges botrytis-derived spices (60% of the fruit was affected by botrytis, a high proportion for this wine). It is intense, rich and honeyed, coating the palate with its sucrosity. There's just enough acidity here to keep things going but it does not have the vivacious refreshment of cooler years, providing a weightier, fully charged expression. The finish is lengthy and fragrant.د.إ2,005.00
