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Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume 2008

$7499

This complex Chenin Blanc dessert wine from one of Anjou's most iconic estates carries over fifteen years of graceful aging. The 2008 rewards patience with honeyed fruit, candied pineapple, and quince layered over dried white peach and melon. Grown on schist-based stony soils in this legendary appellation, it balances richness with laser-focused minerality. Perfect with foie gras, blue cheese, or simply contemplated alone.

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Robert Parker

92 points

"Linden (i.e. basswood) honey and lily perfume; candied lime and grapefruit peel; quince preserves and pineapple scent the Baumard 2008 Quarts de Chaume and inform a glycerin-rich, oily, soothingly-unctuous palate that preserves elements of fresh citrus and salinity sufficient to call forth salivation and at least go some way toward offsetting what is for now extreme sweetness. The sheer persistence of flavor here is remarkable. This is likely to be a very long-lived (20+ year) and perhaps eventually an extraordinary wine. But for now it does not approach the complexity not to mention the sense of balance exhibited by the corresponding Coteaux du Layon Sainte Catherine." —David Schildknecht

Wine Spectator

95 points

"Rich, but pure and incredibly focused, with a laser beam of chamomile and quince cutting through the core of dried pineapple, white peach, Cavaillon melon and green plum. The finish has buried minerality, gorgeous mouthfeel and superb length. Drink now through 2030."

Wine Enthusiast

95 points

"With so much intensity, botrytis and concentration, this is going to be impressive. It is still very young, at a closed stage, but the ripe currant as well as the honey dominate. Great wine." —Roger Voss

More about Domaine des Baumard

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2008

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Sweet

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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