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Domaine des Baumard 2005 Clos du Papillon Chenin Blanc (Savennières)

Editors' Choice

Price $39

A superb wine, fresh and ripe, with a characteristic edge of caramel, opulence and bone-dry acidity. This comes from a great vineyard in a great Loire year, so it’s no surprise that, like many great Loire Chenin Blanc, it promises lengthy aging—15–20 years if you can wait. In the meantime, now it has youthful vigor and freshness. Screwcap. Available in the U.S… — R.V. (10/1/2007)

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Domaine des Baumard 2005 Clos de Sainte Catherine Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon)

Cellar Selection

Price $50

Clos de Sainte-Catherine is at the summit of the sweet wines of Coteaux du Layon. This comes from a great year for sweet wines, and that shows in the impressive balance between intense sweetness and acidity. It’s smooth and crisp at the same time, a great combination. Age for 10 years and more. Screwcap. — R.V. (10/1/2007)

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Domaine des Baumard 2005 Chenin Blanc (Quarts de Chaume)

Price $72

From arguably the finest sweet wine vineyard in the Loire, here is a wine that is deceptively fresh on first taste. Then the huge richness kicks in, balanced with blood oranges, white fig and pear flavors, and a mineral character. Complex, this needs many years to develop; superb. — R.V. (10/1/2007)

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Domaine des Baumard 2008 Chenin Blanc (Quarts de Chaume)

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Price $84

With so much intensity, botrytis and concentration, this is going to be impressive. It is still very young, at a closed stage, but the ripe currant as well as the honey dominate. Great wine. — R.V. (6/1/2011)

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Domaine des Baumard 2006 Chenin Blanc (Quarts de Chaume)

Price $68

The aromas of dried fruits do not show the sweetness and unctuousness of this ripe, botrytized wine. It has sweet honey flavors, spice, orange peel and a pure streak of acidity. This wine can age well, but it could also be drunk this year. Screwcap. — R.V. (9/1/2009)

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Domaine des Baumard 2007 Trie Spéciale Chenin Blanc (Savennières)

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Price $35

A special selection of grapes has given a fascinatingly exotic and rich wine that remains resolutely dry. The fruit flavor dominates now, showing pear, white peach, a touch of lime with pepper, all rolled into an opulent wine with acidity and spice. Worth aging. Screwcap. — R.V. (9/1/2009)

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Domaine des Baumard 2004 Clos du Papillon Chenin Blanc (Savennières)

Price $32

So-called because the vineyard resembles the wings of a butterfly (papillon), this is the top Baumard Savennières cru. It has richness, a touch of caramel, but an intense mineral, green plum and citrus character that gives it structure and ageability. Screwcap. — R.V. (10/1/2007)

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Domaine des Baumard 2005 Cuvée le Paon Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon)

Price $45

Peacock (paon) cuvée is a deliciously showy wine, powered with intense sweetness, almost syrup. The counterbalance to all this sweetness is the pear, apricot and citrus elements, which go with the dry layer of botrytis to leave a wine that it has a crisp, fresh aftertaste. Screwcap. — R.V. (10/1/2007)

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