Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru Les Quarts 2018 Belargus

Classificatie	Cru Classe
Wijnsoort	Zoet
Producent	Belargus
Jaar	2018
Land	Frankrijk
Streek	Loire
Druif	Chenin Blanc
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Perfect
Etiket	Perfect
Drinkbaar	-2100
Voorraad	0
Inhoud	0,375
Conditie	Perfect
Etiket	Licht gevlekt
Drinkbaar	-2100
Voorraad	2

Professionele reviews

Robert Parker (99)

"Les Quarts is the original plot that gave its name to the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation," reminds Ivan Massonnat, spiritus rector of Domaine Belargus. The Quarts-de-Chaume terroir—a sunny, south-facing hillside on schists, exposed to the morning mists of the Layon River and ventilated by constant winds—results in "a botrytis of rare concentration," says Massonnat, as the 2018 Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru Liquoreux Les Quarts demonstrates impressively. Amber-orange colored, the nose is deep, intense and concentrated, very complex and elegant, with spicy and balsamic apricot notes, nougat and porcini aromas as well as flinty-mineral notes and associations of crispy ham hock. Round, smooth and sweet but with great finesse and elegance, this is a rich yet almost weightless and perfectly balanced liquoreux from the central Les Quarts plot of the QDC appellation that develops a vertical, highly stimulating and filigreed structure that leads to a long, crisp and frisky piquancy and salty finesse that makes this grand cru wine extremely digestible, even at this very early stage. Belargus's 2018 Les Quarts pairs richness and sweetness with crystalline finesse and elegance in an unrivaled way. A fabulous, irresistible grand cru! 11% alcohol. Tasted in June 2021.

James Suckling (93)

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