Forbes contributor Lana Bortolot is hoping to open readers’ eyes up to Savennières, a small and under-the-radar region in the Loire Valley producing high quality, mineral-driven Chenin Blanc. Bortolot highlights Domaines de Baumard as one of the most respected estates in the region and speaks with Florent Baumard about the history of the property and VINTUS’s own Patrick Will about the proliferation of styles of Savennières.
Domaine des Baumard Clos du Papillon 2015 and Domaine des Baumard Savennieres 2016 are recommended as two exemplary expressions of wine from this variety. When describing the Clos du Papillon Savennières, the writer adds “Like the butterfly adorning its bottle, this is a wine that takes flight: fresh, mineral-driven, white pear and green plum. Pretty texture—slight but not too heavy creaminess.” In comparison, the Savennières offers “More white and green fruit notes (pear, apple) with a touch of almond skin. Classic wet-stone minerality.”
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Domaine des Baumard
Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos du Papillon 2015
Savennieres
If Savennières produces some of the most compelling dry white wines in the world, the Clos du Papillon plot within Savennières , so named for its butterfly shape, concentrates and magnifies all the characteristics of this small, distinct appellation. Baumard is the largest owner of this vineyard, with the best holdings, and the wines display a captivating combination of ripe orchard fruit, floral, and mineral notes, within a structure able to age decades.
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Domaine des Baumard
Loire Valley, France
Consistently recognized for producing some of the most extraordinary dry white wines in the Loire and in France, Domaine des Baumard has been under the ownership of the same family for nearly 400 years. Winemaker Florent Baumard runs the estate with meticulous care, crafting extraordinary wines that bely his soft-spoken, gentle manner. Baumard produces a range of styles, though the domaine is most famous for its stunning sweet wines from the storied Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru.