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A little brett never hurt nobody!
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Interesting. Just to be clear, are you saying the Touraine AOC rules dictate that wines from west of Tours have to be primarily Cab Franc and wines from east of Tours have to be primarily Cot? I always assumed cepage had to be uniform throughout an appellation.
I love the Tiphaine Côt VV but only started buying them in 2017. They have enough structure that I hadn’t planned to start revisiting older vintages until 10 years from vintage. Will stick to that plan. I also haven’t tried 2022 yet. I believe my bottles are still at CSW.
Most of the rest of my experience with good Côt is Clos Roche Blanche, which age magnificently and evolve to an even higher state with time. I’d guesstimate that they reached/reach their peak/plateau after 10-15 years.
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You understand correctly.
You can get something similar in many other appellations, e.g. in St Emilion mostly wines are mostly Merlot, but then some are mostly Cabernet Franc, while all have the St Emilion appellation.
It’s just that in Touraine it is dictated how you blend, depending on where you are in the appellation.
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Their La Grange Tiphaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Nouveau-Nez is also very presentable - I am currently drinking the 2021.
I tried the Côt VV 2017 last night:
Good dark colour, an interesting nose of plums, something like smoky rose petals (!), intense blackcurrant and dark cherry, plus a touch of yeast. In the mouth, it starts off with quite subtle plums, before an intense wave of spicy blackcurrant and black cherry, quite peppery, before a much fresher finish where cool blackcurrants and blackberry round things off very nicely.
On opening, it was a little rustic so I decanted the wine for a few hours, which did it the world of good. It grew on me in fact - at first I was a little disconcerted and felt like the wine tasted like a weak Cahors, but I was wrong - it’s definitely a cousin to Cahors, but more refined and elegant. There is the same taste profile, but with Loire freshness and elegance - and less of the thick mouthfeel. I will definitely go back for more. At 24€, worth a try. 91 pts
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Solid price. It’s $45 USD for me.
Nice notes, as always!
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Working my way through some older bottles. Ad Libitum still had fruit but might be better consumed 5ish years after vintage to preserve that energy. Nouveau Nez is doing great 10+ years after vintage. Plenty of fruit and less overtly sweet, which is more to my taste
Côt up next sometime this month
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It would appear that Canada joined the club: Jackson-Triggs Reserve Meritage VQA | LCBO
South Africa in the fray:
Australia in the house:
New-Zealand powering through:
It would appear you can license it anywhere in the world.
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Let‘s not forget Argentine
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