Jay Kline

9.6

Chilled and opened about an hour before dinner and allowed to gently come to temp. Served alongside charcoal grilled Thai sausage, sticky rice, coconut Thai curry, herb salad, shallot, lime, garlic, chiles. Tonight, this bottle was nothing short of remarkable. A deep golden color with gorgeous notes of squishy tropical fruit, white flowers, and turmeric. Wooly and waxy with acid for dayzzz. Stunning now but this bottle would show well through 2029 without breaking a sweat. — 19 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.2

Exactly right — 2 months ago

James Everhart

8.9

drunk in 2024, lacks bit of intensity, but still a good savennieres. 2020 vintage for $32. — 3 months ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

Outstanding, showing primary and tertiary 50/50, lovely yellow and white fruits, salinity, some oxygen taking hold, florals, lanolin, and excellent acidity drives this into a long, complex finish. — 4 months ago

romo

9.4

WotN. Elusive power and structure come at you late in the game for a fantastic finish. A revelatory Savenierres for me. — 18 days ago

TH

9.3

ロワールのシュナンブラン。薄い黄色だが、熟したリンゴの香りと味わい。少しのスモーキーさとアルコールの厚みがあるものの、丸みのあるエクスチャー@winery 5080 incl tax — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 2022 “Les Vieux Clos” pours a light golden color with medium+ viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with white tree flowers, mandarine oranges, ginger, lanolin and just a touch mousy. On the palate, the wine is slightly off-dry with high acid that’s balanced by the unquestionable quality of the fruit. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, wooly and rich. The alcohol is medium+ but should be at all be surprised? Say what you want about Joly’s methods; his wines are never boring. I, for one, adore them. Drink now through 2032 easy. — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Crisp, super clean and refreshing, dry Chenin Blanc, looks and tastes like a 5-year-old Loire, relatively rich as well, this is (I think?) Baumard’s entry-level Savennieres, and this vintage is quite outstanding!! — a month ago

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Tom Kobylarz

9.5

Medium lemon yellow. The nose is med+ and rises easily from the glass with fresh notes of mineral stones, lanolin, salinity, and mixed fresh orchard fruits. The palate is med/med+ bodied, with mouthwatering and perfectly integrated acidity. The flavors cascade over the palate with energy and depth into a long, persistent finish. — 2 months ago

Doug Powers

9.0

So, dry Savennieres from Baumard, the famed Trie Speciale, Chenin Blanc, color is orange, showing its age, but still lovely fruit, citrus, dried apricot, not really sweet, but solid Savennieres!! — 4 months ago

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