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2005 Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults Savennières Clos du Papillon
Chenin Blanc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Anjou-Saumur
- Savennières
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Community Tasting Notes 40
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drcabfranc Likes this wine: 89 points
May 25, 2020 - Opened yesterday, see note. Today there’s chenin wool, petrol supported by bright sweet fruit. Finish is curt, unapologetic, businesslike.
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drcabfranc Does not like this wine: 84 points
May 24, 2020 - Dark golden yellow. Distilled turnip liquor nose. Bright,hot but narrow energy. Finish, perfunctory. 02’s were austere & a challenge at 15 yrs but still had characteristic chenin fruit. Wine indeed, not flawed but not optimistic about remaining bottles.
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MRichman wrote:
March 5, 2019 - This is my 5th (and last) bottle of this wine. I'll say it has not held up well to time. All of the bottles I've had over the last 5 years have been overly mature. By comparison the Baumard Papillon 2005 from screwcap that I've also been drinking has been fresh and lively and youthful. This bottle is not as bad as some. Showing baked apple, yogurt, wool, beeswax. Broad and mellow with a hint of lemon acid and fresh cut grass. Not great concentration, faded fruit. Nutty finish.
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BillBell73 Likes this wine:
February 19, 2019 - This bottle was really good and showing just a little bit of oxidation unlike the flabby and heavily oxidized bottles I've had recently from other vintages. I'm not sure what exactly has caused the tremendous variability of these wines (which seems to have hit this vintage as well judging from some of the notes below) but I think I'd rather take my chances with Huet and even Joly until I get comfortable that these high rates of severe premox are behind them.
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admid wrote: 91 points
September 3, 2018 - Ap: Dark Yellow
Ar: Dried fruit, pool
Balanced good length
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150 (link)(Domaine du Closel Savennieres Clos du Papillon) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/30/2008 (link)(Dom du Closel, Ch des Vaults, Clos de Papillon Savennières White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2008, Issue #17, The Loire Valley Addendum(Savennières “Clos du Papillon”- Domaine du Closel) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
11/21/2010 (link) 87 points(Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults Savennières Clos du Papillon) Light golden yellow color; tart apple, mineral, seafood broth nose; sherried, oxidative, mineral palate; medium finish
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
On Location in Paris: Tasting with a Grand Crew - Part I, Episode #788, 12/17/2009 (link) 92+ points(Domaine du Closel Clos du Papillon Savennieres) #1; COLOR-very nice, almost urine-like medium to dark golden; NOSE-very distinct; can turn off a lot of people; complex and earthy, almost dirty; some straw; melted down licorice; some white flower as well; very interesting; PALATE-real intense acidity and dryness; a very aggressive and precise wine -- has an enormous amount of a cellar dust chalky minerality; baked apple follows from the nose; almost a pumpkin/squash element; crushed rock as well; I'm in love with this wine; outrageously complex; extremely well made; this wine is big time silky; great body structure; SPECTACULAR; a great value for the price point; GV-92+
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By Richard Jennings
4/23/2009 (link) 86 points(Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults Savennières Clos du Papillon) Carbonic, apple core nose; carbonic, open knit, tart apple and mineral palate; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White
- Producer Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults
- Varietal Chenin Blanc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Clos du Papillon
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
- Appellation Savennières
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 102 (42%)
- Consumed 141 (58%)
Food Pairing
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