Domaine des Baumard

Clos du Papillon Savennières Chenin Blanc 2004

9.6

Amazing freshness with the 20+ age, spicy nose, pure minerality.
Hints of beeswax, shy quince, salty rocks, the purity here is just insane.
On the palate this hits with brilliant acidity (not far from Fino!), paired with spicy minerality and barely a hint of apples sprinkled with fleur de sel. Great depth and amazing electric tension.
This is brilliant! I am blown away. Wowza! — 9 days ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Domaine des Baumard

Savennières Chenin Blanc 2020

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon color with ripe white fruits and wet stone aromas. On the palate flavors of ripe apple and peach, very complex, lively acidity. Long finish ending with mineral and sweet honey character, will short-term age well, tasting great! — 4 months ago

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Damien Laureau

Le Genêts Savennières Chenin Blanc 2019

Jay Miner

9.4

Bonkers. Jasmine aromatics, green apple acidity, almond and… sourdough? Honeycomb. Good god. More. — 6 months ago

Thibaud Boudignon

Clos De La Hutte Savennières Chenin Blanc 2020

Zack Hall

9.3

Very good wine, did not maintain the same strength as it stayed open. From within 1 hr. Very grand cru in composition. — 8 months ago

Domaine Fournier-Longchamps

Savenniéres Chenin Blanc 2022

Veronica S

8.9

Pronounced citrus and tropical fruits on the nose. Bright yet gentle. Lively. Very enjoyable. — a month ago

Nicolas Joly

Clos de la Coulée de Serrant Savennières Chenin Blanc 2019

Jay Kline

9.5

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2019 pours a pale yellow color with medium+ viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with intense, ripe notes of Comice pears, baked green apple, mixed fruit cup, lemons, white tree flowers, lanolin, raw almond, tarragon, a touch of raw honey and minerals. On the palate, the wine is off-dry(?) with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is waxy. I questioned the off-dry call because I actually think it’s dry but the power and ripeness of the fruit, not to mention the 15% ABV(!!), give the impression of sweetness. An utterly balanced wine despite the big personality. A wine that gives main character energy. I wish I had a week or more to track the development because this is such a wee babe. Drink now to experience its youth and enjoy through 2049. — 4 months ago

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Daniel M

I can completely relate to your tasting note about the mouthfeel being reminiscent of that of an off-dry wine. I had the same impression when tasting a 2013 a few years back. It was clearly a dry wine but with the touch of a sweet nectar.

Somm David T

@Jay Kline Nice details here.

Jay Kline

@Somm David T thanks David. I just call them as I…ahem…taste them

Domaine Fournier-Longchamps

Le Parc Savenniéres Chenin Blanc 2019

Stuart Pollack

9.3

Beautiful Chenin Blanc. This wine needs at least 45 minutes to open up. Once it does it is so good. Complex flavor profile with slight oxidative notes, tropical fruit, and a flowery nose. — 7 months ago

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Domaine Fournier-Longchamps

Chamboureau Savenniéres Chenin Blanc 2014

Doug Powers

9.1

Lovely bottle of Savennieres, honeyed, still excellent balancing acidity, long finish, getting ready to grill some farm-raised sturgeon to pair with it. — 3 months ago

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Tom Casagrande

Sturgeon! I haven’t had that since I waited tables at a high-end Philly fish restaurant 40+ years ago!

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, actually Sacramento, near the airport, is one of the largest sources of caviar (and of course sturgeon) in the U.S., so it’s relatively cheap and also plentiful year round here — I just indirect grill it, and my wife may put a simple lemon butter sauce on it.