"Fresh ripe honeyed lemon citrus nose with a savoury chenin note - very clearly defined and precise, lovely; medium weight palate, good weight, zingy acidity followed by lemon caramel sweetness. Bags of energy and life, youthful and exuberant. Lovely even at this young age - could age for many years. (AI)"
One of the Loire’s most lauded producers, Domaine Baumard’s history can be traced back to 1634 but the recent history begins in 1955 with the arrival of Jean Baumard who began the search for the best vineyard sites in the region. Having acquired fantastic sites in Quarts de Chaume as well as the remarkable Clos du Papillon in Savennières, Baumard has crafted some of the best wines from France. Florent Baumard joined the family business in 1987 and has retained the desire to respect the vineyard and make wines that are a true, sympathetic reflection of the remarkable soils in which they are grown. While much at the property remains true to the past, Baumard was amongst the first to embrace the move towards screwcaps and now bottles the majority of its wines with these closures to retain the purity of the carefully harvested fruit - truly world class wines.
