A UFO wine : Domaine Mosse (Anjou) Goldeneye Grüner Veltliner et loin de l'oeil

Domaine Mosse Vin de la communauté européenne Goldeneye 2019 : 15/20 – 20/7/2021
Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal) et loin de l’œil (Gaillac). Vraiment insolite en encépagement, bien construit, expressif et frais, introuvable à l’aveugle.

I had a bottle of this the other night and was really enthused by it. Not a world-changing bottle of wine based on taste but I love the intrepid spirit of such a thing.

Did you try to guess it blind ?
A genuine challenge :slight_smile:

I don’t think I would have guess Loin d’Oeil in a million years! The store I bought it at told me it was Riesling so I was also misdirected there!

Loin de l’œil also allows interesting sweet wines in Gaillac (South-West, near the wonderful city of Albi), with a convenient acidity (more acidity than with mauzac) :
Palvié secrets de Palvié
Rotier Renaissance

I have been once to Gaillac, to visit Robert Plageoles, but I don’t think he made a sweet wine from Loin d’Oeil. I think his were only Muscadelle. There is always more to learn with French wine!

Plageoles is very famous in Cahuzac/Vère.
Vin d’Autan = ondenc passerillé. My last Autan 2003 was a pure beauty.
Vin de voile = Mauzac (less acidity and potential than savagnin in Jura but interesting long oxydative trial).

Ordered some of this from Flat Iron today.

Other uncommon recent wines :

Domaine de Cressance (Pont du Gard - Uzès) Myriades blanc 2020 : 15/20 - 24/7/2021
Chenanson noir (vinifié en blanc), chenin, viognier, roussanne. Intéressant, le chenin semble l’emporter. Le chenanson est un croisement de grenache noir et de jurançon noir.
Note : chenanson is a very rare.

Domaine La Gardelle Distillerie Castan Douelle 2020 : 15,5/16 – 24/7/2021
Elevage en ex-fût de Whisky Vilanova Berbie pendant 8 mois. 14,5°, mauzac (cépage gaillacois). Insolite, exubérant, coing, raisin sec. Imaginé un Savennières.