Sweet Loires from 1989 and 1990

On Halloween this year, when many a rugby fan was preparing themselves for the excitement of the final of the World Cup, 15 of us gathered in the private dining room of recently Michelin-starred Portland restaurant in London to take a Loire-ish trip down memory lane. 

Over a most refreshing morning, Simon Taylor of independent wine merchant Stone Vine & Sun shared with us an exceptional collection of 1989 and 1990 sweet Loire Chenins that he had amassed over the years, all grouped in flights and carefully labelled as shown here. He explained how he had discovered these two exceptionally...