Château de Fosse Sèche: Tasting & Drinking
Sitting in a restaurant just a hop and a skip from the gare in Angers I spotted the 2010 Eolithe on the list and, having heard murmurings about Guillaume’s work and of course having enjoyed many wines from Saumur in the 2010 vintage, it was my choice for drinking alongside my entrecôte frites. The wine did not really live up to my expectations though, showing a surprisingly lean fruit for the vintage in question, accompanied by a rather green and weedy note, most probably reflecting the presence of Cabernet methoxypyrazines. I adore the little twist of freshness this can bring to a wine, but the wine in question must have the fruit and substance to carry it off, and in my opinion the 2010 Eolithe did not. Tasting with Guillaume and Adrien the next day I retasted the wine and found the same character, and I do wonder whether the wine really benefitted from the very long 33-month élevage here.
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