Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume 2006

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Winery:

Domaine des Baumard

Varietal:

Chenin Blanc

Region:

France > Loire Valley > Anjou > Quarts de Chaume

Type:

White Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2012

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User Tags:  acidic, bargain, young, blend, fruit, moderate, crisp, tropical fruits, usual, dessert 

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What to Expect

Chenin Blanc is one of the world's least-known and appreciated great white wine grapes. Originally from France's Loire Valley, Chenin Blanc has spread around the globe and is used for virtually all styles of white wine, from crisp and lean to rich, round full table wines, sparkling wines, and some of the most decadent dessert wines made. Classic descriptors for the flavors of Chenin Blanc include peach, honey, lanolin, marzipan, and quince jelly though the dry style from South Africa, where the wines are known as Steen, often exhibits more tropical fruit notes that recall pineapple and guava.

Winemakers Notes

The domaine was established in 1634 and at that time Florent Baumard's ancestors were busy cultivating the vine. This was interrupted however by the arrival of phylloxera and when France began to recover from that disaster the family turned their attention to nursery work - raising vines for sale - rather than viticulture. It was Jean Baumard a graduate of both Dijon and Bordeaux Universities taking control in 1955 who steered the family business back towards making wine. He was responsible for the purchase of plots in the Quarts de Chaume appellation in 1957 and Savennires in 1968; these read more...are stalwarts of the Baumard portfolio. Jean Baumard pulled the domaine from obscurity to the forefront of Loire winemaking and it is no wonder that he came to be so highly regarded by so many both his peers and by those who bought and drank his wines. His impact was enormous. But time marches on and in the early 1990s his son Florent Baumard took control. There has been no blip in quality; this domaine continue    (hide)

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