- WINERY Domaine des Baumard
- GRAPE Chenin Blanc
- YEAR 2005
- COUNTRY
- REGION Savennières
One of the top wineries in France’s Loire Valley, Domaine des Baumard uses the chameleon-like Chenin Blanc grape to make this dry white with riveting acidity and generous fruit flavors.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
If he made wines in any other French region, Florent Baumard would probably be a household name—at least among wine geeks. But because he’s in the often-overlooked Loire Valley, Baumard’s achievements remain fairly obscure. Chenin Blanc is king in the Loire Valley, and from it Baumard makes Quarts de Chaume, one of the world’s great sweet wines, as well as this cuvée from the Clos du Papillon vineyard. From a fantastic vintage, it shows off Chenin Blanc’s distinct qualities of riveting acidity and generous fruit flavors.
SMELL IT
Minerally scents of lemon chiffon and straw.
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TASTE IT
Honeyed melon and almonds with pinpoint acidity and flinty minerality.
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SERVE IT
Serve well chilled.
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