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Mine won’t arrive before November but then right now I’m not sure if this damn influenza isn’t still around when it happens 
second weekend in a row without wine feels completely unfair…
My first and for now last attempt. I thought that I can handle austere, high acidity wines, but this bottle taught me better. We gave up after a couple sips.
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Never heard of it and I’ll now steer well clear - thanks!
They just started being imported again to the US. Sampled the whole book at Chambers street wines earlier this year.
Light. Natural. Preferred the reds to the whites. Like L’anglore meet Beaujolais.
Natural for sure and variable as that goes, but unlike something like Marguet, the price is such that it’s still worth the dice roll and I think good qpr.
I mean, it’s a vintage of not enough ripeness and also high acidity. CT notes indicate high acidity at Boudignon and a few others. For now I bought Lalanne, Bernaudeau and Sansonniere, and I’m still to try.
@gavin.f was that 2022 or 2023?
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Great point. They were the 2022s
Super vintage that!
I’ve tried seven 2023 whites so far and on that very limited basis I think that it’s a minefield of a vintage! I’ve had a soft, lush Muscadet of all things, but a taut, crisp one too…from the same producer (Lieubeau). Likewise I’ve had a diluted Anjou, a creamy one and a taut one. So tough to make any sense of it.
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Better empirical basis than mine. For sure very producer based, as so often.
2023 is definitely a bit of a minefield for Loire whites. Major problems with suzuki flies so sorting was paramount and I’m sure timing harvests was quite tricky. I imagine this led to some people harvesting earlier than they would have otherwise. I’ve had some terrific wines from reliably good producers which is encouraging.