Expressive bouquet with yellow fruits like pineapple. On the palate ripe apples, good acidity, a mouth full of good wine with some pleasant bitterness and a great length.
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From 375ml, this is so fresh under screwcap. There are smoky mineral notes along with fresh apple and pear fruits. It has a hint of honey development and is full in the mouth with some nuttiness. The finish is dry and long.
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From a bottle and as others have observed beginning to show some mature notes, but of course plenty of time in hand. An interesting contrast with the 2011 from a half the previous evening. As always with Baumard faultless winemaking
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Half Bottle Nice bright yellow. Quite a big nose, definite stony, green fruit chenin blanc, but with something else, almost a touch of botrytis? Oily, quite rich, very mineral, impressive for a half aged 7, but the finish is a bit hard & bitter. Good but at present the finish takes away somewhat. Not sure if it will soften out with more age? Great value though.
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Amazingly complex nose with honeyed minerals and earth, so unbelievably mineral, and so intense; gorgeous palate, cool and savoury with lovely acidity and balance. Elegant and full of finesse. Great finish - this is a truly fine wine and a bargain vs something from the Cote de Beaune.
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8/29/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 92 Points
Expressive bouquet with yellow fruits like pineapple. On the palate ripe apples, good acidity, a mouth full of good wine with some pleasant bitterness and a great length.
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8/26/2020 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
From 375ml, this is so fresh under screwcap. There are smoky mineral notes along with fresh apple and pear fruits. It has a hint of honey development and is full in the mouth with some nuttiness. The finish is dry and long.
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12/23/2018 - concord wrote:
Still drinking exceptionally well, not past its best, still lots of good fruit.
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1/22/2017 - concord Likes this wine:
Honey on the nose. Well rounded juicy stone fruit, with some minerality. Still drinking well and no immediate hurry to drink up.
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5/24/2016 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 90 Points
From a bottle and as others have observed beginning to show some mature notes, but of course plenty of time in hand. An interesting contrast with the 2011 from a half the previous evening. As always with Baumard faultless winemaking
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11/17/2015 - Gfaerie Likes this wine:
bright yellow reflections. Nice long legs. Smells like an old chalky chenin with lemon, asparagus and lots of minerals. Full bodied and finishes long.
A real classic and one of my favorietes
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9/26/2015 - Barry G Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nicely aged. Creamy texture, full bodied and softening fruit. Not going to last much longer but v enjoyable now.
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1/9/2015 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 89 Points
Off dry (of course), slightly muted chenin nose, but good length and minerality. Surprisingly low acidity and this is certainly ready (prematurely?)
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3/21/2014 - latimer Likes this wine: 89 Points
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Nice bright yellow. Quite a big nose, definite stony, green fruit chenin blanc, but with something else, almost a touch of botrytis? Oily, quite rich, very mineral, impressive for a half aged 7, but the finish is a bit hard & bitter. Good but at present the finish takes away somewhat. Not sure if it will soften out with more age? Great value though.
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6/28/2013 - vespasian Likes this wine: 93 Points
Amazingly complex nose with honeyed minerals and earth, so unbelievably mineral, and so intense; gorgeous palate, cool and savoury with lovely acidity and balance. Elegant and full of finesse. Great finish - this is a truly fine wine and a bargain vs something from the Cote de Beaune.
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8/20/2012 - tendring Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very light colour.
Fabulous nose with a bit of maturity.
Very mineral taste.
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