The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like apple, apricot, peach and mango. It tastes like apricot, apple, peach and mango. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.
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Clear pale gold; clean medium plus nose of Meyer lemon, kiwi, mango, apple and herbaceousness; dry; high acidity; medium plus alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of crème brûlée; long finish; drink now or in 5 years; beautiful wine with screaming acidity and lots of aging potential
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Clear pale gold; clean medium nose of wax, pith, apple, mango and melon; dry; high acidity; medium alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with yellow bean waxiness and addition of nutmeg; long finish; drink now or in 5 years years; just starting to show some tertiary notes - interested to see how it further develops
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It was my last bottle of 2013 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos du Papillon. The developing Loire Chenin Blanc was clear and pale lemon in colour without any sediments. Inviting aromatics of honeycrisp apple, quince and melon were accompanied by lanolin, smoke and wet stone minerality.
The mouthfeel was off-dry and medium-full-bodied. The flavour intensity and the touch of sweetness were balanced by high level of piquant acidity. Flavours of ripe red apples, candied lemon zest, honeysuckle blossom and a core of saline minerality persisted in a long remarkable finish. The alcohol level was at 13%.
According to the winery website, the vines were grown on a slope with southern exposure, on soil composed of schist and sandstone over silica-rich volcanic rocks (rhyolite). The vineyard was four hectares, and the average vine age was 35 years old. Entire bunches of grapes were slowly pressed prior to fermentation. The wine was aged in stainless steel vats for nine months sur lie.
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10/12/2023 - Junior1961 Likes this wine: 93 Points
The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like apple, apricot, peach and mango. It tastes like apricot, apple, peach and mango. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.
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6/26/2022 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Clear pale gold; clean medium plus nose of Meyer lemon, kiwi, mango, apple and herbaceousness; dry; high acidity; medium plus alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of crème brûlée; long finish; drink now or in 5 years; beautiful wine with screaming acidity and lots of aging potential
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2/6/2022 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clear pale gold; clean medium nose of wax, pith, apple, mango and melon; dry; high acidity; medium alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with yellow bean waxiness and addition of nutmeg; long finish; drink now or in 5 years years; just starting to show some tertiary notes - interested to see how it further develops
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8/20/2021 - Obi-Wan Cannubi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mørkere gylden strå.
Ekstremt konsentrert og intens oljete med nesten hummeraktig preg. Noe våt ull men mye tertiært og hasselnøtter.
Utrolig god frukt med middels ++ fyldr. Perfekt balanse mot en bløt, fin syre. Intens men lettdrikkelig. Veldig lang. Herlig!
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3/2/2021 - apple1813 Likes this wine: 92 Points
It was my last bottle of 2013 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos du Papillon. The developing Loire Chenin Blanc was clear and pale lemon in colour without any sediments. Inviting aromatics of honeycrisp apple, quince and melon were accompanied by lanolin, smoke and wet stone minerality.
The mouthfeel was off-dry and medium-full-bodied. The flavour intensity and the touch of sweetness were balanced by high level of piquant acidity. Flavours of ripe red apples, candied lemon zest, honeysuckle blossom and a core of saline minerality persisted in a long remarkable finish. The alcohol level was at 13%.
According to the winery website, the vines were grown on a slope with southern exposure, on soil composed of schist and sandstone over silica-rich volcanic rocks (rhyolite). The vineyard was four hectares, and the average vine age was 35 years old. Entire bunches of grapes were slowly pressed prior to fermentation. The wine was aged in stainless steel vats for nine months sur lie.
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