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Domaine des Baumard Clos de Sainte-Catherine Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon)
Coteaux du Layon · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Chenin Blanc
- Country
- France
- Region
- Coteaux du Layon
- Appellation
- Coteaux du Layon
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Sweetness
- sweet
Food pairing
foie gras · sobremesas à base de frutas · queijos azuis
Rated vintages
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201192 pts
Since the Baumards began bottling all their wines with screw caps, it is noticeable how much more slowly they age. This pale gold-colored wine is still so full of freshness and ripe mangos, meaning that it will age for many years yet. Honey, lemon jelly and a crisp texture add t…
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201092 pts
Certainly intensely sweet, but it is the acidity that adds much to this wine. It is still very young with its bright acidity, mango and pineapple fruits and a dry edge from honey and botrytis. It needs aging for at least five years and more. Screwcap.
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200991 pts
A fine apéritif sweet wine, rich while also balanced and delicate. It has acidity to go with its sweet/dry fruit flavors and honey and tropical fruits. Not a wine for aging, it is showing splendid, full maturity. Screwcap.