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• Fat1Wombat wrote: flawed

  May 22, 2021 - Unfortunately corked.
  Disappointing given that we popped it for a 50th.

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• logos Likes this wine: 76 points

  December 13, 2017 - medium amber. clear, botrtisy, attracive, delicately flowery, slightly baked appley nose. delicious,slightly drying, bit bitter flavour with honeyed somewhat reserved but elegant character. smoky-tinged agreeable finish.

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• mdefreitas wrote: 90 points

  December 16, 2015 - Ifune in NYC (Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse, NYC): Honey, quince and tropical notes. Sharp, crisp and a bit lean; a lot of the sugar seems to have melted away as this was only mildly sweet. A nice wine that did get better with air, but I recall having better bottles of this. I liked it, but others liked it more than I did, as I found it a bit severe.

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• EMichels wrote: flawed

  May 14, 2013 - Mildly corked

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• DonWinspear wrote: 91 points

  June 2, 2012 - Golden honey color in the glass. Nose of pineapple, light creme brullee. I found the palate still fresh with layers of honey, light apricot, orange. Being 40 years, it has a very mild hint of earthy age to it, but one that complements the fruit more than anything. Nice acidity, but at a level that matches the citrus composition of the wine. Nothing near the sumptuousness of it's southern sauterne kin, but rather a fruitier, fresher desert wine that rarely fails to disappoint.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1971
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Domaine des Baumard
• Varietal Chenin Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
• Appellation Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 43 (51%)
• Consumed 41 (49%)

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