Baumard Savennieres Clos Du Papillon 2018 Size::1 Bottle The palate has impressive structure

The palate has impressive structure

it also goes on and on and on

grapes ripened to a golden colour by the sunshine

earth and guiding tannins

Very slow ripening of the grapes: shadowed on the morning

Baumard Savennieres Clos Du Papillon 2018 Size::1 Bottle The palate has impressive structure100% Chenin Blanc grown on slate soils that include soapstone. Hand picked off 36 year old vines (the vineyard is in the shape of a butterfly, hence the name) and sorted so that only the best fruit gets a guernsey. The fruit is then whole bunch pressed and fermented in stainless steel where it remains on fine lees for 9 months. This wine shows glorious flavours of fig, guava and pear and the bottle age has added salty, buttery toast elements to it. A