2003 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos du Papillon

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  6/17/2021 - vagrantone Does not like this wine: 84 Points

  Disappointing!
  I have generally avoided French wines from 2003 and tasting this wine confirms that it wasthe right decision.
  It's flabby, diluted; something that should never happen in the Savennieres appellation.
  The color has help up but that's about it. The aromas are gone with just a residual sniff of canned vegetables ( carrots and peas).
  Drink up!

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  9/4/2020 - Duncan wrote: 82 Points

  A big disappointment. Virtually no flavour, and certainly no Savennieres character. If it had been sealed with a cork I would probably have guessed it was corked and the aromas robbed. But it's screwcap. Hmmm... I could be kind and class it as flawed, but the last time I opened a bottle it was similarly boring, so it's not an individual faulty bottle. Not undrinkable, but really one of the most boring wines I've ever encountered. So we didn't drink it!

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  11/17/2017 - Julian Marshall wrote:

  Like almost all post-1996 Baumard wines, this was rubbish. Not oxidised for once, but flat and over the hill. Not worth drinking. How are the mighty fallen.

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  12/29/2016 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I opened this after two oxidized bolts of Loire Chenin. I was feeling down, I was a bit skeptical, but this came through: citrus and a bit of petrol with weight and depth. This might be on its downward slope, but it is still fantastic. thedrunkencyclist.com

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  4/5/2016 - JohnSh wrote: 92 Points

  Had this last week. Didn't take notes, but I thought this was outstanding. The 2003 vintage effect seemed to have no effect on this bottle. It was a wild ride of intense minerality with a very long finish. More minerality than fruit for sure, but it was very well balanced and ready to drink. But this will last a long time if this bottle is anything to go by. Unfortunately, this was my last bottle (A-).

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