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Manage Subscriptions2002 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
Chenin Blanc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Anjou-Saumur
- Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
Community Tasting Notes 219
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cephomer Likes this wine: 95 points
February 22, 2024 - Drank at Uncle Ned's OBTN, supplied by Mandy. Yellowish-gold in color. Nose of honey, peaches and quince. Fairly unctuous in weight but not fat or clunky, with exuberant amount of honey, apricot, quince & fig. Solid acidic core, great complexity & richness, and not too sweet. In fact, I'd call this off-dry. Loved this bottle!
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Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 points
February 7, 2024 - Wow! First of 12 wines served blind by our host Ken K tonight.....
Dark gold in the glass, oxidized nose.
Palate of sweet oak with a decidedly saline back palate. The perfect balance between salty and sweet. This was one of my wines of the night. I have never been the beneficiary of an old sweet Chenin like this before! It completely confused me.....3 people found this helpful Comment -
DaleW wrote:
January 2, 2024 - Honey, quince (someone remarked on its resemblance to the membrillo), sweet apple. Nice. balanced, but not super complex. B/B+
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drwine2001 wrote:
October 10, 2023 - Opened and poured. Deep yellow. Clean, unbotrytized orchard fruit. Medium body, not that glycerine for Chenin Blanc, and almost off dry rather than exceedingly sweet. Moelleux style wine, more rich than dessert level sweet. Reserved but excellent. I look forward to following this over the next 2 nights.
More liquoreux and high toned after being recorked overnight. Now more of a true dessert wine.3 people found this helpful Comment -
shza Likes this wine: 94 points
February 12, 2023 - Wow, bottle 2 was absurdly better than bottle 1 two months ago. The acid was perfect on this one balancing the richness, raisin, dried apricot, and big caramel. Beautiful; I get it now.
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By Michael Apstein
Domaine des Baumard's Quarts de Chaume: world-class sweet wines, 9/15/2023 (link)(Domaine des Baumard, Chenin Blanc, Anjou, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru, Loire, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
5/24/2009 (link) 95 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru) Light medium apricot color; papaya, apricot, peach and lime nose; gorgeous, silky, apricot and ripe lime cream palate; long finish
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By Richard Jennings
6/20/2007 (link) 95 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru) Honeyed sweet lime nose; delicious, creamy, honeyed citrus palate with lime acidity and a chalky note; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Domaine des Baumard
- Varietal Chenin Blanc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
- Appellation Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 3760046403735, 790559003477
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 11 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,782 (61%)
- Consumed 1,125 (39%)
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Pecan cake with powdered sugar topping.Who Likes This Wine
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- SubRegionAnjou-Saumur
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