Matt

9.2

Loved this over several nights, exuberant and exotic with zip and phenolics to hold everything up. Apricot, pineapple, racing citrus notes, mushrooms, candied ginger, saffron, white tea, herbs. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Love half bottles of good Blanc Champagne at Costco for $18. Sure makes it feel like Christmas come early.

I’m dreaming of a wine Christmas. What’s on your list?

Really nice cuvée from Laurent-Perrier and even better price point.

Bruised apple & Bosc pear, pineapple juice, nougat with nuts, ginger ale, vanillin, white spice, sea spray, soft volcanics, easy, powdery chalkiness, bread dough to baguette, withering lilies and spring flowers. Lively acidity and well balanced, rich, elegant finish that persists minutes landing on minerals & spice.

Happy Holiday Season! 🎄🎅❄️⛄️🎁 🌟 — 5 years ago

Stephen Pierron

10

Funky barnyard and earth on the nose with notes of botrytis (Noble Rot) of Chenin Blanc. Incredibly smooth with notes of pear, honeysuckle,pineapple, ginger (gingerbread cookies), lemon peel, and chamomile tea.... amazing how this wine continues to change as it opens up.... very different and interesting. 😀🇨🇵🍷Santè — 6 years ago

with Jen, Lewis and 2 others

Brandon Boesch

9.1

This did not age well for me. A 2016 opened in 2019. Insanely sour. Definitely ginger but it became a little much on both fronts for me. I’d be interested to try again at the brewery if when they have vintage pours. — 7 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.2

For a 20 year old wine, this is still unbelievably fresh. Crisp citrus notes, biscuits, maybe ginger. Not as intense on the palate. — 8 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.0

Three cheers for ginger. Ginger! Ginger! Ginger! — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Bought today at a Carmel wine shop for a day at the beach with some cheese and bread. Great fill, and perfect looking bottle. Youthful color and appearance. Light gold. Vibrant. Nose has notes of citrus, ginger and river stone. Great mouth feel. Chewy. Needs air time. This has years ahead of it. — 9 years ago

Sean Smith

9.4

Great balance of richness and minerality here. Almonds, lemon and ginger. Happy new year! — 5 years ago

Darby Mae

9.4

Dazzling 70s lampshade orange hue, with a pronounced nose of peach and ginger, jasmine and spice. Each sip tickles the palate echoing its perfumed nose, and yet maintains an impressive level of couth complexity, revealing evermore as it sashays towards the back of my throat. This is a sexxxy wine. A sophisticated wine. Acidity, minerality and tannin come together in a waxy state of bliss. Have with lemon and herb roasted chicken, carrot purée and Django Rheinhardt. — 6 years ago

JeremyC

9.2

2015 in 3/20. Glorious!!!! Soooooo wish I bought more of this. Skin contact Zibibbo from AUSTRALIA!!! 13%. 70 yr old Bush vines. 150 days in clay. Stone fruit, cooked citrus marmalade, ginger-esque something. So aromatic, delicious and fun!! Need more stuff like this around the Orl area. This was from the Winebarn tstg in WP and from Mary Elizabeth table. — 6 years ago

Matt

9.5

This wine is just as delicious as the first time I tried it, aging glacially too 😋 Powerful, complex, balanced, texturally expansive and detailed, savory and singular. Love the clarity that binds it all together. Golden pear, pineapple, citron, salted lemon, citrus blossom, candied ginger, crushed leaves, white tea, spring honey, kiss of something vanilla, of a mouthful of wet stones. — 7 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.1

Petrol, honey, ginger, bruised apple and pear. Canned apricot and nectarine. Minerals. Great structure. GG - dry with some RS. Abv 13%. — 7 years ago

Andrew S

9.6

Wow- a power house yet plenty of subtlety as well. Acidity is fully on display. Citrus, dark bread, hints of ginger and nuts. Could go for many years more. — 8 years ago

TheWineStalker

10

A dry minerality overlays the juicy peaches and ginger on the nose. In the mouth it’s light and crisp, yet soft and fluffy when swished into foam. There’s intense green apple all over the palate, with a tiny squeeze of lemon and lime. It’s just so refreshing and delicious that it’s ridiculous. — 9 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

8.9

Here it is Saturday night and tonight's wine is the 2017 Domaine des Baumard Savennières. A very nice Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley.

On the nose the is pear, honeydew melon, yellow apple, quince, ginger and minerals.

On the palate shows yellow apple, honeyde melon, lime, pear, peach, hazelnuts and minerality.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity that leads me to a long citrus minerality driven finish. A wonderful wine that will last another good 5-10 years. Continued good health to everyone and please be safe. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 5 years ago

Ming L

9.5

375ml. A magnificent 30-year young Sauternes. Orange peel, molasses, caramel, ginger spice, and brown sugar. The intense flavors waltzed across the palate with grace and precision. Fresh, vibrant, and not as rich as expected. The finish lasts forever.
Paired with homemade chocolate chip cookies using Levain Bakery recipe and vanilla bean ice cream. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Champagne is for celebrating, not that I need a celebratory reason to open a bottle as I am hooked on champagne. 💉

However, after installing 27 solar panels and waiting an additional seven weeks for my Tesla, I/we have almost erased our carbon footprint. Finally picked it up today. I believe we all need to do our part to save the glorious vines that bring so much happiness to our lives. 🍷🥂👍

As for the Baron Fuentes, the is a very good Champange and is perhaps the best QPR out of Champagne at $24.99.

Bright lemon, lime, grapefruit w/ sugar, bruised red apple & pear, touch of ginger & cider, bread dough, baguette crust, sea spray, white spice with some palate heat, sea fossils, grey volcanic minerals, spring flowers, lilacs and yellow lilies. The acidity is bright, crisp and lively. The finish is smartly polished, well balanced and persistent for minutes.

Whoo hoo! So close to carbon free! 🍾🥂 — 6 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Straw gold. Distinct and vibrant in the glass. Notes of sweet lemon, stone, white flowers, clay dust and a little ginger spice. Rich in the mouth. Long finish coats the palate. Very nice. Needs more time on its side to gain some complexity. — 8 years ago

Eric Godin

9.3

We had to wait a bit to burn off some ethyl acetate(nail polish remover) but it did in fact leave which was a relief.
Nose: stewed almost carmelized pear with vanilla and cinnamon and a touch of gingerbready ginger.
Pallatte: thick, sweet, intense. A flood of rich caramel pear and apple pie with... Wait is that cocoa on the finish? Enchanting! — 8 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.0

Nice intro to summer. Easy sipper with tropical and stone fruits, mineral backbone and a touch of RS to compliment the acid. Slate, ginger, and white flowers. Gone quick on a warm night! — 9 years ago