Lost my notes on Loire night

Friday our local non-serious group gathered at Fred’s for a look at the Loire. Nice spring evening on the deck with an incredible spread of food- a salmon mousse, radishes with butter, goat and other cheeses, smoked trout croquettes (I thought Bacalhau at first), pork with miso paste, carrots, and much more. Most of the wines were blind but I accidentally erased my notes before going to Mohonk, so these are just impressions of ones I remember (for instance I totally forgot producer on a nice sparkling Rose , a pet-nat of I think CF and Groulleau). Definitely missed a couple of whites

2018 Clos de la Grange Touraine Sauvignon
Clean and easy, grapefruit with some stony notes.

2006 Foreau (Clos Naudin) Vouvray Sec
Round for Foreau, ripe peach and apple with some honey and wool

Red in approximate order of my preference (best first)

2016 Hureau “Tuffe” Saumur-Champigny
Fresh raspberries, nicely built, smoky


2015 Joguet “Cuvee Terroir” Chinon
Cherry, herbs, good lenght

2016 Lauverjet Sancerre rouge
Full, red fruited, more structure the Pelle M-S

2015 Pelle Morogues Menetou-Salon rouge
Herby, high acid, tangy

2005 Filliatreau “la Grande Vignolle”Saumur-Champigny
Showing its age (another recent bottle was fresher) as dark berry fruit has a bit of pruniness, and there’s a light VA note, but still some stuffing and actually better with time, with more earth and mushroom

(vintage?) Olivier Cousin “Pur Breton”
Not as brett filled as earlier vintages I’ve had, still not my fave


We finished with the 1993 Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Mouelleux 1ere Trie. Quite vital, honey and apricot along with beeswax, great length.

[Jenise]

Filliatreau! There's a blast from the past. It was a name I saw on this board a lot but never saw a bottle of until I moved to this little community in the Pacific Northest Westest and discovered stores that hired real wine stewards who were given the freedom to select what went on their shelves according to their clientele--many of whom were crazy about great-value imports. This was one. Alas things have changed here and become a lot more corporate, so this is a name I haven't seen in a long time.