WTN-Vallado, Chablisienne, Blanck, Clos du Château de Mosny

A friend visited for a couple of days, and we tried the following wines:

• 2000 Quinta do Vallado Douro Reserva - Portugal, Douro (8/7/2008)
  Popped and poured last night. Deep in colour, the nose almopst leaped out of the glass - powerful, porty earthy notes were evident. Quite powerful on the palate too, with a nice complexity to it. Lots of redfruits and blackfruits were on show, with tar and earth noes as well. Nice velvety mouthfeel, and some elegance with all that power. In a nice place right now, but certainly got better as the night progressed, so it should last a few years easily. (A-)
• 2002 La Chablisienne Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru (8/7/2008)
  Golden in colour, with a lovely, powerful nose full of minerals, honey, and musty fruit. Classic chablis on the palate too, with a pretty rich mouthfeel (one person would have liked more acidity, but I didn't think it was an issue), more mineral notes, a hint of lime, and a lovely finish. Fairly evolved for a 2002, but I'm glad to have 2 more bottles to stash away for several years. Very nice chablis. (A-)
• 2001 Paul Blanck Gewürztraminer Furstentum Vieilles Vignes - France, Alsace, Kientzheim & Sigolsheim, Alsace Grand Cru AOC (8/6/2008)
  Hazy notes. Golden in colour, classic gewurtz nose, and fairly viscous mouthfeel, a hint of residual sugar on the palate, along with honeysuckle, rosewater, and pineapple. A powerful style of Alsace gewurtz. Just as good as my previous bottle, with not much of the soapy note I found earlier. In a nice place right now, but would last a couple of years yet. I'd drink fairly soon. (A-)
  
  I think my fiend liked the gewurtz the best, but the chablis was my favourite. But all three wines were very good, with not a lot between them.
  
  Also had this recently:
• 2003 Clos du Château de Mosny Montlouis-sur-Loire Moelleux - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire (7/20/2008)
  Light gold in colour, with a moderately strong nose of apples, honey, and rotting hay. Mainly apples on the medium-bodied palate as well, with some honeyed pear, cinamon and pineapple as well. I liked this better on the second day, as the balance was better. More acidity would still be nice, though, and the complexity was a little lacking. Not sure if it's too young, just showing the hot vintage, or needs longer. I suspect the vintage. OK, but won't be buying more. (B+)

Nice lineup. La Chablisienne can put out some very nice wines, though often inconsistent further down the ladder. Probably my third favorite co-op (after the Produttori del Barbaresco and Domane Wachau/FWW).

2003 Clos du Château de Mosny Montlouis-sur-Loire Moelleux...the complexity was a little lacking. Not sure if it's too young, just showing the hot vintage, or needs longer. I suspect the vintage.

Or perhaps the producer? I'm not familiar with them. Do they make complex wines in other vintages?

Or perhaps the producer? I'm not familiar with them. Do they make complex wines in other vintages?

Good question, I hadn't thought of that part of the (lengthy) equation. 'm not familiar with the producer either...