Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

2024 is fire — 2 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

The 2020 version of this cuvée once again notches into my top white wines ever. Elements are in balance and working with vim and vigor. Body is full, acid is bright and crystalline but somehow tender (that’s relative - it is still scorching). And the texture is world class. The floral and confectionary perfumes that emerge in time layered over wool and slate simply steal the show.

New Year, and let’s be honest the world seems to be hurtling past the point of no return into a black hole of shit, but I’m thankful for Roches Neuves / Boudignon / Huet / Closel and the other guiding lights of Loire Chenin, making what I maintain is some of the best wine on earth and selling it for a pittance (even at $80 this is a value) Until everyone else wises up, I will just be over here with my other Chenin zealots (here’s looking at you @Peter van den Besselaar ) nursing bottles of Saumur, Savennieres and Anjou and laughing at our good fortune. Not dry, #cheninjanuary — 3 years ago

Chris Borges

9.6

Amazing savennieres, paired with monkfish and Parisian gnocchi with Jose and Alanna. — 7 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

9.0

i dunno, i think Joly’s wines are unduly maligned. i thought this textbook, delicious, vibrant Savennieres. sign me up for more. — 8 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.0

Chamomile plant, green apple, wet wool, yellow beach, slight honey and quince. Acid is spot on. Savennieres to a tee — 8 years ago

Matt

9.3

Sweet citrus, sl. bruised yellow peach, quince, pineapple, verbena, citrus blossoms, cream, crushed rock. Gorgeous color, explosive aromatics, layered and concentrated palate. There's a creaminess to the palate and the wine holds it's acidity well. Textural and structured, reminded me of Savennieres. — 9 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Savennieres with RS is something I've only seen a handful of times. One of the most delicious and cerebral Chenin Blancs I've had recently. — 9 years ago

with Daniel Khasidy

Doug Powers

9.2

Mineral, floral, still pretty youthful, very good acid and also some nice structure, longish finish, very good Savennieres!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Really like this Wine, tasting ‘17 & ‘18 together, ‘17 notes. The Baumard family growing the noble Chenin at Rochefort in the Anjou for centuries, in 1953 they acquired a vineyard in the Quarts de Chaume, & in 1968, purchased acreage in Savennieres. Straw with full fruit and light spice aromas. On the palate ripe apple, pear & melon, complex, with vivid acidity. Lingering, ending with mineral and sweet honey character. Wow. A white that should age well. Had ‘16 a while ago, and also great! — 6 years ago

Vicente Piedrahita

9.2

Started off with a very strong nose of apple cider and not much taste. After an hour and change, had a lovely nose of baked apple and spices, and tasted sweeter. Reminded me of a Joly Savennieres — 7 years ago

with Gaetan

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Grand cru white burgundy nose of Chenin. Heaven. Literally heaven. Flowers. Air. Minerals galore. Citrus oil. Like a rock quarry. The fruit in this candy lemon lime slices with sugar on hem. Like a drop of lemon and lime. So vivid. So deep and airy like an ocean mist of Chenin. Insane. Palate is balanced like nothing I’ve had in Savennieres. Massive and concentrated with piercing minerality. Stunning purity. Just insane. It’s so clean and so racy and so precise it seems cut like a diamond. Amazing length. What clarity. What a wine. This is a thrill now but demands and needs age. Stunning. Tangy citrus shows up what seems Ike minutes after it’s done. — 8 years ago

Ted Corvey

9.3

Have been buying a drinking a ton of Savennieres, so this was suggested as a good alternative. Did not disappoint. Waxy texture with apricot and peach notes. Great balance. And yes, I did play the Jurassic Park theme at some point during the bottle. — 8 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Fascinating wine - tasted blind - had all the botrytis character with saffron and ginger for an off-dry Chenin blanc from Savennieres. A find. Unlike other notes, a deep yellow core. — 9 years ago

SV

9.2

What is it about excellent Loire Chenin that just really really does it for me? Waxy, honeyed, gorgeous wine. — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.5

Knockout. All the Chenin-y floral elegance one wants with the cool, wintery air that makes Savennieres so wonderful and distinctive.

After about 5 days this is singing. Caramel butterscotch has joined the chorus. — 5 years ago

Zach Jindra

9.4

Savennieres of Burgundy. Alice & Olivier making fantastic Chardonnay just outside of Chablis.

So vivid and fresh, wonderfully long tangy lemon and savory (almost curried) finish. This is balanced of fruit and sotolon 101.
Ripe pear and nutty slightly oxidative notes crescendo cohesively. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

In 1953, Jean Baumard acquired vineyard in Quarts de Chaume, in 1968, purchased substantial acreage in Savennieres. Today Jean’s son, Florent, manages the winery. Aromas of green fruits, floral and flinty notes. On the palate green apple, pear, melon and slight nutty flavors, well balanced with acidity. Medium+ length ending, no fluttering with fresh juicy mineral, just like the butterfly on the label! Will age well if you can resist opening. — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.3

Fresh, herbal, mineral-driven Anjou Chenin Blanc from a 1 ha parcel just over the river from Savennieres. Vine roots were planted into the fissures of a volcanic rock, no top soil. A very lean, racy and exotic character to this wine that is pure expression of the soil. Pithy, lime-accented with a sense of delicacy and searing acidity on the finish. Extremely low ph even by Loire standards, this is a killer food wine with a shimmering brightness and distinct personality. — 8 years ago

Tim Hinck

9.2

2015 - $44
Killer savennieres! As always acidity and minerality high, but drinking elegantly now! — 9 years ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Tangerine and tangerine pith, a little quince, ripe and round but balanced by acidity. One of the best 1997 Savennieres I've had. — 9 years ago

with Eric