2005 Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults Savennières Clos du Papillon
Chenin Blanc
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By Chris Kissack
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Dom du Closel, Clos du Papillon Sec Savennières White) Subscribe to see review text.
9/2/2010, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Josh Raynolds
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May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Julia Harding, MW
(Dom du Closel, Ch des Vaults, Clos de Papillon Savennières White) Subscribe to see review text.
10/30/2008, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Savennières “Clos du Papillon”- Domaine du Closel) Login and sign up and see review text.
Sep/Oct 2008, Issue #17, The Loire Valley Addendum
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(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
11/21/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 87 points
Wine Library TV
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(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+
By Gary Vaynerchuk
On Location in Paris: Tasting with a Grand Crew - Part I, Episode #788, 12/17/2009, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 92+ points
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults Savennières Clos du Papillon) Carbonic, apple core nose; carbonic, open knit, tart apple and mineral palate; medium finish
4/23/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 86 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2005
- TypeWhite
- ProducerDomaine du Closel-Château des Vaults
- VarietyChenin Blanc
- Designationn/a
- VineyardClos du Papillon
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionAnjou-Saumur
- AppellationSavennières
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5/25/2020 - drcabfranc Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened yesterday, see note. Today there’s chenin wool, petrol supported by bright sweet fruit. Finish is curt, unapologetic, businesslike.
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5/24/2020 - drcabfranc Does not like this wine: 84 Points
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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3/5/2019 - MRichman wrote:
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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2/19/2019 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
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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9/3/2018 - admid wrote: 91 Points
Ap: Dark Yellow
Ar: Dried fruit, pool
Balanced good length
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