Decanter World Wine Awards1997 Chateau la Variere, Les Melleresses, 1eres Tries Bonnezeaux, Anjou
| Vintage: | 1997 |
| Date tasted: | 24 May 2004 |
| Price when tasted: | £24.50 (50cl) |
Tasting notes
24/05/2004
Muted cherry/redcurrant nose, oaky. Has power and weight, splendid fruit and bracing acidity. A bit one-dimensional, but plenty of vigour and length. Drink from 2008.
09/01/2004
Rich, golden colour. Huge nose, with masses of apricotty botytis, complex and delicious just to smell. Palate is very rich, honeyed and silky-textured. Very sweet (220g/l residual sugar), but with wonderfully balanced citrussy acidity and only a moderate alcohol (12.5%). Powerful, refined, top-class wine. An ordinary price for an extraordinary wine.
08/01/2004
Rich golden colour. Huge nose, with masses of apricotty botrytis, complex and delicious just to smell. Palate is very rich, honeyed and silky-textured. Very sweet (220g/l residual sugar), but with wonderfully balanced citrussy acidity and only a moderate 12.5% alcohol. Powerful, refined, top-class wine. An ordinary price for an extraordinary wine. (BB)
