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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #172
The Robert Parker's magazine gives extensive and precise tasting notes on all of our wines, with high marks from 90 to 95... Read the technical wine sheets for more...

Overall comments (extracts):
"Christine and Eric Nicolas has risen to the ranks of the Loire's (and thus the world's) elite white wine practitioners, a tribute to their insight and determination as well as to the inherent potential of this once renowned but for half a century moribund region.
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Not content to craft world class whites, the Nicolas have also elevated the Pineau d'Aunis (a.k.a. Chenin Rouge) to levels no previous Loire grower or wine enthusiast envisioned."

Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009 by Bettane & Desseauve
"Eric Nicolas, the Chenin ace, has gone back to selecting scions from his own vineyards and his vineyard management proves to be irreproachable from vintage to vintage; we found the 2006s completely convincing. His vinification methods are exemplary, with the Côteaux de Loir being well grounded and the Jasnières having a a depth and refinement unique in the area. It is worth decanting these wines. (...)"
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Classement des Meilleurs Vins de France 2009
(="La Revue du Vin de France" wine guide)
"The 2007s were a splendid success for this ultra meticulous winemaker who had the courage to select and await optimal maturity. The whites are very mineral. (...) "Calligramme" is vibrant. This is a "must have" wine."
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GaultMillau Wine Guide 2009
"Since 1995, and always with passion, Eric Nicolas has greatly improved the image of Sarthe wines. The vines are well worked and treatments are minimal. Thanks to vineyard selection of scions, and a closely packed planting density of 9300 plants per hectare, these wines have gained depth. The switch to Bio-dynamic methods should further accentuate this feeling of depth, even if the wines tasted this year are already vibrant and luminous. (...)"
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