Wineloving communications professional / loves Loire wines / Brabantse Wijnsocieteit / wine blogger / All ratings considerate of price
Vintage 2020 | development in colour, lemon curd in smell, galia melon and just a hint of honey, minerality in taste with characteristic acidity. Very fine. Paired with fish and vegetable fritters. At Villa st Antoine in Clisson. — 8 days ago
Vintage 2022 | Pascal Ricotier | Vin de pays du Val de Loire Chardonnay | Good structure and noticeable pretty bitters | paired with a salad tourangelle — 10 days ago
Vintage 2012 | If any bottle tries to fall out of the climate cabinet, I won’t show any mercy - even when it’s Merkelbach. The verdict is: drink it. — 3 days ago
Vintage 2019 | Domaine du Tillou | Arnaud Florent | Panzoult | cuvée la Pointe Vinière | This wine has 24 months barrel aging | it is a distinguished wine, for sure. Must make many people happy. But it loses some typicality of the Cabernet Franc in my opinion. — 10 days ago
Vintage 2023 | Domaine de la Tourette | Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie | Maëlle et Juliën le Coustumer | spicyness and good structure | paired with pike perch in a cream sauce with vegetables — 10 days ago
Vintage 2025 | My goodness this performs so much higher than the modest appellation; sophisticated smell with cedar and spices, very good structure and great taste. Paired with spaghetti carbonara. — 5 days ago
Vintage 2023 | Biodynamic Cabernet franc from Varrains | smell with predominantly spices and underlaying fruit, fine structure | paired with charcuterie — 7 days ago
Vintage 2023 | Domaine Remí Desbourdes | Chinon | Only 5% of Chinon bottles are white, made of Chenin Blanc. This white has minerality. — 10 days ago
NV @delectable this is the sparkling ‘methode traditionnelle’ | Energetic and elegant. — 12 days ago
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2024 | in the winelist described as a blend from sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc and viognier. Jolly good with expressieve peach and mango bouquet and supple taste. My appreciation was influenced by sitting on a sunny terrace with a salade niçoise. At Augustus in The Hague. — 2 days ago