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2002 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume |
| Vintage | 2002 |  Label 1 of 9   | |
| Type | White - Sweet/Dessert | ||
| Producer | Domaine des Baumard (web) | ||
| Variety | Chenin Blanc | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Loire Valley | ||
| SubRegion | Anjou-Saumur | ||
| Appellation | Quarts de Chaume | ||
| UPC Code | 790559003477 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 93 notes) | |
| Tasted by Matt Scott on 1/3/2010 & rated 95 points: Dark gold, almost apple juice like color. Apricot preserves, fig, pineapple, honey, wet stones and newly sawed wood. Very complex and viscous. The nose is a little muted and I'm suspecting that this is in a dumb phase. A very prudential finish and tons of complexity. This has evolved rather nicely and the secondary flavors of wood and wet stones are starting to come through. A wonderful effort from my favorite winemaker in the Loire - Laurnet Baumard. This is not the '05 or the '95, however, a great late harvest Chennin Blanc. Drink 2012 - 2025. (572 views) | |
| Tasted by pinotwinelover on 12/25/2009 & rated 94 points: very delicious apertif, (453 views) | |
| Tasted by mshivers on 12/25/2009 & rated 92 points: (331 views) | |
| Tasted by moben on 12/13/2009 & rated 86 points: Oxidized???? Still somehow good. (721 views) | |
| Tasted by pifcho on 11/25/2009 & rated 93 points: From a half bottle. Opened by mistake as I thought I had a '97 in my hands. This appears to be even more closed at this stage compared to a year ago. It took 3 days for the wine to open up and the acidity to soften. There is great material underneath, but still very primary. The acidity is great and the concentration is superb, so it is a matter of time before this really unfolds. But on night 3 this was very advanced aromatically with good depth and length on the palate. Wait another 3-4 years. This is 93 today, but has tremendous upside potential. (644 views) | |
| Tasted by hcampana on 11/18/2009 & rated 93 points: 1997 Tignanello, 1997 Pian delle Vigne, 2002 Quarts de Chaume, 1998 Kracher No. 9 & a secret wine (Monterrey, Mexico): Pure essence of pineapple, this wine is juicy, light on its feet and ethereal. Those that find cloyinness in sweet wines objectionable, they should try this. Esencia pura de piña. Jugoso, ligero y etéreo. Aquellos que objetan lo empalagoso en los vinos dulces deberían de probar este vino y regocijarse. (484 views) | |
| Tasted by tcfishler on 10/4/2009: Deep straw gold. Gentle enveloping botrytized nose with cinnamon, candied flowers, and faintly sweaty fur. Calm, cold and stony palate feel, but the flavors do stick to all surfaces of the mouth. Considerably more evolved than a recently tasted 2003 but I'm not sure it's any better, at least at the moment. (945 views) | |
| Tasted by marc d on 9/27/2009: Nose is very closed. Mouth has excellent balance and length. Hold. (1150 views) | |
| Tasted by ews3 on 8/28/2009 & rated 97 points: City Line Church Thailand Team Wine Tasting I - NoVA (Northern Virginia): gotta keep looking for more of this -- it is the most consistently delicious experience... especially in light of the price point. quince, tropical fruit, apricot, nutmeg. sweet, but not a hint of cloying -- in perfect balance. long finish. (1122 views) | |
| Tasted by marc d on 8/23/2009: Rich with ripe stone fruits, honey and fine balance. Long finish. Very nice. (1206 views) | |
| Tasted by SS Chris on 8/20/2009 & rated 94 points: simply, Quarts de Chaume NEVER disappoints.....apricots and honey for days, but as always such great balance w/ the acidity on the back-end. LOVE it!! (1208 views) | |
| Tasted by hcampana on 8/6/2009 & rated 91 points: 2001 Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Syrah, 2001 Dead Arm, 2004 Callejo Crianza, 2004 Pintia & 2002 Baumard QDC (Monterrey, Mexico): Quarts des Chaumes is quite different than other more popular types of dessert wines such as Sauternes. Lighter, crispier, ethereal, offering delicate apricot and peach aromas and uplifting acidity. You can drink a lot of this and not be bothered by any cloyiness. Very nice. Quarts des Chaumes es un vino de postre diferente a otros má populares como Sauternes. Más ligero, jugoso y etéreo, ofrece notas delicadas de durazno y chabacano. Termina con una acidez refrescante. Uno puede tomar mucho de este vino sin empalagarse. Muy bueno. (1416 views) | |
| Tasted by TomH on 7/15/2009 flawed bottle: Corked. (1546 views) | |
| Tasted by jrobs7777 on 6/20/2009 & rated 95 points: Semi-Blind Whites (Our House -- Philadelphia): This is tremendous. I do not know how the 02 ranks alongside the 95 or 05 (which I have in the cellar) but this is just a delight. Not too heavy. Not too sweet. Great citrus, apricot, honeyed nuts. Maybe a tad bitter which is the only nit. Great concentration. The acidity and mineral notes melded beautifully. The finish was incredibly long. This is one of those wines that you taste for minutes and minutes after sipping and if there were not other wines to taste, you could still taste this for 10+ minutes. (1498 views) | |
| Tasted by ews3 on 6/20/2009 & rated 96 points: Semi-Blind White Wine Tasting (Casa Roberts): I *just* reloaded on these but continue to drink them every occasion I get. My God I love this stuff. quince, peach, apricot, honey, nutmeg, with a smooth sweetness -- very sweet, but not thick or cloying. an incredible acidity makes this smooth as can be. Not the highest score I gave at this tasting, but my favorite of the wines... LONG finish -- basically you keep experiencing this until you get lured in to another sip. 6 bottles left in the cellar and I'm already looking for more... (1471 views) | |
| Tasted by winemaker on 6/13/2009 & rated 92 points: Pretty good, but I agree with others on the hold comment. This wine will be better in another 3-5 years. Plenty of acid here to hold everything together. (1601 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 6/5/2009 & rated 93 points: WIML93+. No formal notes. Coming along nicely. Drink or hold. (1616 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 5/24/2009 & rated 95 points: Annual Memorial Day Wine Barbecue at Jeff's (Chez Jeff Ricks, Altadena, California): Light medium apricot color; papaya, apricot, peach and lime nose; gorgeous, silky, apricot and ripe lime cream palate; long finish (1781 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 4/27/2009: substitute for a corked 76 (bummer). based on this and recent tastings...hold! (2003 views) | |
| Tasted by kstoddard on 4/27/2009 & rated 90 points: G6: Yellow color. Citrus nose. Tastes of lemon, lime, orange and tangerine. Citrus finish with a slight sourness. From the last few bottles, it seems to have shutdown and is going through a very awkward period. Hold. (1988 views) | |
| Tasted by goofy Yno on 3/18/2009 & rated 91 points: honeysuckle, peach nose nice mouth, slightly too sweet. (2202 views) | |
| Tasted by kstoddard on 3/18/2009: Italian Offline with Loren Sonkin (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Bright yellow color. Pretty floral nose. Tastes of pear, honey and pineapple. Not the best bottle I've ever had. Seems a bit flat tonight. Shut down? (2124 views) | |
| Tasted by jivey on 3/18/2009 & rated 94 points: Consistant with prior notes. (2118 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 3/18/2009: closed/ didn't perform to it's usual ethereal self. (2154 views) | |
| Tasted by mattiasjansson on 3/18/2009 & rated 95 points: Backstreet - Barolo/Barbaresco, 2000 or older (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix, AZ): Nose was phenomenal. A bit flat on palate, and the finish was short. Very odd and not like previous tastings. Giving the high score on the fact that I'd been happy smelling my glass the rest of the evening. (2244 views) | |
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Dessert Wine (Wikipedia) Varietal character (Appellation America) Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire) ABOUT THE LOIRE VALLEY: South-central France has many distinguishing characteristics, but the one that cannot be avoided and ignored, and certainly cannot be underestimated, is the Massif Central. This huge upwelling of ancient granite, and the limestone and sandstone it sloughed aside as it rose, present a formidable obstacle for anyone attempting to drive from, say, Clermont-Ferrand to Nimes. As large mountain ranges have a habit of doing, it also drives many of the weather systems in the area, capturing moisture, and unleashing it in torrents. Somewhere in a sub-range of the Massif Central called the Cévennes, a trickle begins amidst granite and limestone, that through a great deal of luck, topography, and perhaps force of personality, decides to do what streams of water rarely do, and heads due North. 630 miles later, after passing through a large part of France and making a hard left at Orléans, the Loire river heads out to sea on France's western coast at the port of Nantes. The Loire in addition to being its longest river, is one of France's defining characteristics, and is intertwined in both its history as well as its geography. It often demarcated the boundary between warring factions of one sort or another. In particular it was one of the major fronts of the wars between the Roman empire and the Gauls -- the veritable barbarians at the gate -- as the Romans expanded out of Italy to establish their empire. As the stories go, this particular front existed for so long that the Romans (when they weren't busy catapulting cauldrons of boiling oil on their foes across the river) planted grapes in the river valley, to ensure their ability to provide their soldiers with their daily rations of wine. No one knows for sure whether these were the first vines planted in the area -- certainly the Loire valley has hosted wine grapes since at least the first century BC, and quite possibly much earlier -- but we do know through their records that the Romans, and their immediate successors, planted Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc on the schist covered hillsides surrounding the river. Whether through fate, destiny, or pure viticultural genius, this choice has resulted in one of France's finest and largest growing regions for white wine -- and a region which produces some of the best, and least appreciated white wines in the world. |
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