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1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

$49.99
1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

We have had many incredible experiences with back-vintage bottles from Moulin Touahcais, which is an excellent source for older Loire wines. Moulin Touchais is an iconic producer in the Loire Valley, making very serious Chenin Blanc from one of the region’s most noble appellations. The grapes are picked in several passes, blending both bone dry and sweeter grapes that give a beautifully balanced and energetic expression with the complexities and subtle sweetness of a moelleux-level wine. They keep a large stash of older vintages, and the wines age exceptionally well. We were able to get just a few cases at this excellent pricing with a nice recent note from Vinous below. A bottle that is reaching peak performance and will continue to develop for at least another decade, a great anniversary, or a birthday bottle, it is rare to get a wine with this much age under $50 worth drinking. This is a spectacular example from Moulin Touchais at this pricing, and we have a limited amount of ex-cellar bottles available.


Vinous (Rebbecca Gibbs MW) 94 points! "Hailing from a warm vintage that was one of the best in what would otherwise have been a fairly ordinary decade, the 1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon is starting to take on a deep golden appearance, commencing to amber. It offers a gorgeous, suave texture and a very complex nose that's a touch oxidative but that adds a layer of additional intrigue: it's all nuts, raisins, walnuts, olives, warm pastry, cinnamon, cooked orange peel. It's round and sweet (95g/L) but not unctuous with richness on the mid-palate while retaining enough acidity to refresh the mouth on the long finish. A wine that is very comfortable in its own skin, providing a very relaxing experience. (Drink between 2021-2035)"

John Gilman 92 points! "The 1985 vintage of Moulin Touchais has now reached its honeyed apogee of peak maturity and is drinking very well indeed. The bouquet delivers a fine blend of orange, quince paste, a touch of citrus peel, new leather, tea leaves and salty soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and complex, with tertiary layers of complexity, good acids and fine length and grip on the focused and classy finish. Not a blockbuster year for Moulin Touchais, the 1985 has aged very gracefully and is now at its peak."



1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon

$69.99 -29%
$49.99
$69.99 -29%
$49.99

We have had many incredible experiences with back-vintage bottles from Moulin Touahcais, which is an excellent source for older Loire wines. Moulin Touchais is an iconic producer in the Loire Valley, making very serious Chenin Blanc from one of the region’s most noble appellations. The grapes are picked in several passes, blending both bone dry and sweeter grapes that give a beautifully balanced and energetic expression with the complexities and subtle sweetness of a moelleux-level wine. They keep a large stash of older vintages, and the wines age exceptionally well. We were able to get just a few cases at this excellent pricing with a nice recent note from Vinous below. A bottle that is reaching peak performance and will continue to develop for at least another decade, a great anniversary, or a birthday bottle, it is rare to get a wine with this much age under $50 worth drinking. This is a spectacular example from Moulin Touchais at this pricing, and we have a limited amount of ex-cellar bottles available.


Vinous (Rebbecca Gibbs MW) 94 points! "Hailing from a warm vintage that was one of the best in what would otherwise have been a fairly ordinary decade, the 1985 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon is starting to take on a deep golden appearance, commencing to amber. It offers a gorgeous, suave texture and a very complex nose that's a touch oxidative but that adds a layer of additional intrigue: it's all nuts, raisins, walnuts, olives, warm pastry, cinnamon, cooked orange peel. It's round and sweet (95g/L) but not unctuous with richness on the mid-palate while retaining enough acidity to refresh the mouth on the long finish. A wine that is very comfortable in its own skin, providing a very relaxing experience. (Drink between 2021-2035)"

John Gilman 92 points! "The 1985 vintage of Moulin Touchais has now reached its honeyed apogee of peak maturity and is drinking very well indeed. The bouquet delivers a fine blend of orange, quince paste, a touch of citrus peel, new leather, tea leaves and salty soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and complex, with tertiary layers of complexity, good acids and fine length and grip on the focused and classy finish. Not a blockbuster year for Moulin Touchais, the 1985 has aged very gracefully and is now at its peak."



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