On en parle... Louis Pichot
2009 – The Wine Doctor
A demi-sec cuvée made from fruit which took Christophe over the maximum permitted yield for the Vouvray appellation. Reluctant to discard the fruit, he vinified it as a Vin de France and has been pouring it as an example of unwanted red tape ever since. It is named for his son, Louis. The residual sugar is 21 g/l and it was aged in barrel for 24 months. A smoky character on the nose, with grilled peach and orchard fruits, along with dried fruits, coconut, liquorice and black tea leaf. While the palate starts off gentle, fresh and bright, with some crushed and grilled fruits, later it develops a richer and broader style, and seems rather more convincing as a result. Nicely evolved, but still with fine potential yet. 92/100 (October 2020)