intense and beautifully delineated mineral-driven flavors are less rich but more powerful and more complex on the strikingly long finish

and even more so on the palate

elegant wine in the lineup that will evolve for over a decade

this is still exactly the same wine from the same vineyard in El Tiemblo on slate soils

Mouth-watering

Genaiserie, Coteaux du Layon Chaume Tetueres other_regions intense and beautifully delineated mineral-drivenWhen I visited the estate in July, the 96s had recently been assembled in large stainless steel tanks. They will not be available in the US until mid 1998. Yves Soulez feels he is finally beginning to understand the Les Tetueres terroir. Having tasted both the 95 and 96 offerings I was struck by the jump in quality in the 1996 Coteaux du Layon Chaume Les Tetueres. Revealing honeyed liquid mineral scents and a hugely rich, thick, full bodied