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White - Sweet/Dessert
2005 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume
Chenin Blanc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Anjou-Saumur
- Quarts de Chaume
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Community Tasting Notes 238
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gjv115 Likes this wine: 96 points
February 5, 2020 - Pnp.. 375.
Improved with air. Just a delicious, long blast of creamy vanilla and Carmel, with some citrus/pineapple notes. A lot going on actually.
Wonderful. Plenty of time left but how can it get better? -
John Dunlap Likes this wine: 96 points
December 29, 2019 - From 375ml. I didn't just like this wine, I loved it! This is exceptional and deserving a lofty 96 rating. This is what we live for in the wine world! Boy-o-boy there is a ton of richness in a late-harvest Loire sort of way.
Screw cap. Good light golden color with lots of years to go. Some tartaric crystals in the bottle. Tons of honey, medium-dark sugars, ripe peach, mango, and raisin; all supported by great, well balanced, acidity. Apricot, almond, and coconut too. Candied watermelon on the finish. It makes your mouth water for a v. long time. This wine is lushesly creamy, warmly acidic (yes that can occur), and remarkably balanced. Brilliant!
(Served with a Chocolate Chestnut Cake. Recipe from La Cucina Italiana magazine. The dessert was not overly sweet or chocolatety thus allowing the sweeter wine to shine.) -
ElAzul Likes this wine: 96 points
August 21, 2019 - Floral bouquet and wonderful mouthful of honey, pineapple and apricots. Decent acidity keeps the flavors and sweetness from being cloying. Perfect match with fresh made BlackBerry pie. Comparable to high end Sauterne but much more affordable.
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robmatic wrote: 93 points
November 7, 2018 - Still drinking beautifully.
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September 22, 2018 - Gosh I really thought this was drinking well! I agree with other notes that there's a strong floral component to the nose, but also bergamot, candied apricot, earthiness, and saffron. The palate is rich, and yes, sweet, but in no way cloying to my palate. I felt it was still fairly lively and refreshing, though it probably doesn't have the crispness of less voluptuous vintages. The finish, by the way, is long and just stunning. Layers of orange zest, honey, and mineral bitterness unfold for well over a minute. This is drinking wonderfully, but certainly has years (decades?) to go.
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By Richard Jennings
2/26/2012 (link) 93 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume) Light lemon yellow color; celery seed, light lemon, oily nose; rich, ripe lemon, ripe pear, botrytis palate; long finish 93+ points
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By Richard Jennings
7/8/2009 (link) 94 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume) Nice lime, cream and chalk nose; big, tight, lime, lime cream, rich, honeydew melon palate, deep and focused; long finish (the screwcap was disconcerting on such a wonderfully ageworthy wine as this)
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By Richard Jennings
3/15/2009 (link) 94 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume) Bright canary yellow color; sweet lime, lemon and green fruit nose; delicious creamy lime, green apple and pineapple palate; long finish
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By Richard Jennings
8/31/2008 (link) 94 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume) Light yellow color; light, bright, sweet lime and confectioner's sugar nose; rich, layered, key lime, green honey, mint, tangerine cream and green apple palate with confectioner's sugar, solid; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
5/26/2008 (link) 94 points(Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume) Green apple, pear and botrytis nose; intense, concentrated green apple, pear, sweet lime, botrytis, honeyed, green, lemon grass palate; long finish (amazing stuff)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- 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
- UPC Codes 790559003477, 790559003484
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 21 (0%)
- In Cellars 3,154 (68%)
- Consumed 1,480 (32%)
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Community Recommendations
Blåmuggost, Creme brule, Epleterte, Fruit Tarte, Frukt og bær, Frukt Syltet, Gåselever, Ost - kraftig, Ost(Blåmugg), pear/apple crispWho Likes This Wine
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