Domaine Philippe Alliet: Tasting & Drinking
Philippe Alliet is often discussed in the same breath as Bernard Baudry, and this seems appropriate as these are two of the very best viticulteurs in the appellation in question. The make-up of any particular appellation can grow and change, and overtime I have discovered other domaines turning out comparable quality, but none seem to do it so consistently as these two.
From his vines on the Coteau de Noiré, Philippe Alliet turns out not only one of the most convincing wines in the appellation, or indeed the Loire Valley, but in all France. With its dark and complex fruit, all olives and currants, reinforced by fresh structure and backbone, and not battered down by excessive use of oak (something Philippe has reined in over the years), this is a wine which would stand up well in comparison to many other wines, top Bordeaux, a great Bandol, many wines from Burgundy too I would imagine.
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