Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

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.
— 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.4

15 March 2018. Chambers Street Wines, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

Michael blake

9.5

Delicate pear, good acidity, off dry — 8 years ago

Tim Edge

9.3

Very balanced dessert wine. Great with lemon pudding cake — 8 years ago

Max Jewell

9.7

Simply top notch Chenin. — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2013 - this domaine is situated on a beautiful spot on a hill where you can look far for 30 kilometers nearby Beaulieu sur Layon. This vintage was not so easy, but the winegrowers delivered a fantastic performance. It's not sweet only, but also has nice acidity that makes it a very interesting bottle. Peaches. Buttery. — 9 years ago

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.5

Hard to separate the wine with the history, but it really was stunning. Carmelites Apple, honey, brioche, Tatin, gold. Elegant and balanced. — 10 years ago

Graham Jenkins

9.5

Wowowowowow — 10 years ago

with Jasmine

Kai Chang

9.1

Clear medium crisp lemon colour. Clean medium plus intensity developing aroma with elegant gooseberry and hint of melon and peach. Dry on the palate medium bodied medium alcohol high acidity with smooth complex flavours of stone fruit and sweet grass. Long refreshing finish. Very good quality, drink now but can possibly age a bit more. — 11 years ago

Julia Weinberg

9.6

Big bottle for our big day! — 13 years ago

Christian McLeod

9.0

Bright - delicious — 7 years ago

with Thandi

Noah Chasin

9.2

Quebec? I know, right? I would love to do a blind test with some wine profesh and see what s/he says. Extraordinary subtlety. — 7 years ago

Naïm ALL

9.3

Fantastique — 8 years ago

Richard Rosensweig

9.0

A complex Burgundy for the sophisticated palate. Lime and pollen up front opens eventually to show lots of minerality, hints of oak and vanilla, and quince. Finishes with a bit of pleasant bitterness. — 8 years ago

Landshark 626

9.1

Excellent Cab to celebrate the end of the Formula 1 season. — 9 years ago

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

9.1

Amazingly concentrated - searing sweet fruit on palate - very young. — 9 years ago

Alex Westphal

9.3

Klasse. Ausgeglichen. — 10 years ago

Pat Taylor

9.2

Am I drunk or is this wine fantastic? Both. — 10 years ago

Michel ROGY

9.0

Enjoyed at Les Petits Plats Connecticut avenue DC — 10 years ago

Brian O'Donnell

8.9

Tropical little Canadian — 11 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

100% Roussanne.

Nose...If I ever had a white that I could tell you was "oily" this is that wine. Caramelized honey, pear, guava and wet clay.

Palate is hazelnut butter, macerated pear, over-ripe apricot. F...this is an amazing bottle, I don't happen across Roussanne like this everyday, or like ever! — 7 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

9.1

Gorgeous and expressive, this wine bursts with aromas of apple, nectarine, chamomile, and hints of vanilla and asparagus. Full bodied with a drawn butter note, easy to drink absent the cloying persistence of oak (well integrated), ending on pleasing acid and grilled pineapple. Long finish. Very pretty — 7 years ago

Rahul Mukherjee

9.2

Very pure expression of Mersault--seashell, mineral, stone fruit I think? — 8 years ago

with Alex and Krupal

Ryan Mullins

9.2

Lots of firm acid and fruit still — 8 years ago

David McCabe

9.3

Wow. Honeyed, rich and in great shape. — 9 years ago

Mike B

9.0

Light bodied, really nice bouquet and the tannins grip. I wonder if this wouldn't have benefitted from a few years aging. To me, the only thing missing is that silky feel in your mouth. — 10 years ago

Ilovewine

9.4

Happy birthday Chris (3 months ago) — 10 years ago

Levasseur

9.0

A realy good bourgogne. Typical from there. A subtil touch of oak from the barrel and the pleasure of tasting the wine. — 10 years ago

Eric Shangle

8.9

First dinner with the group in Paris with Jojean too. — 11 years ago

with David

David Bloxsom

10

Bright, spicy, sharp and very tasty. — 11 years ago