95 Baumard, 97 Epire

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Don Rice

Don Rice
Two more experiences to add to the Savennieres discussion, opened last week at home:

1995 Baumard was oxidized beyond where I like. Drinkable but past peak if representative. Dull would be a good word for this bottle.

I liked the 1997 Epir. This bottle was in a good place white fruit, a jangly zippiness, wax, some depth. Expressive. And no trace of the resin/pine quality so prevalent in the 96.

Bought em on release. Since then they've presumably been well-stored at my offsite place.
Keep those data points coming.
 
I'm surprised a bit too, but we've only sampled a few bottles. So, in the name of science...

Here's another 95 Baumard Papillon, opened tonight - and it's less tired than last week's bottle. The stoniness here has a darker quality than the Epire did. It's still oxidized, but only in a mildly annoying way. If the rest of my bottles are like this I'll at least drink them - or use them as jeebus fodder.
(sly grin emoticon)

Speaking of darker, I tend to think of the Savenierres minerality as tasting "darker" than Touraine chenins (as if it's possible to taste light and dark, but to me those are the words that come to mind). The Baumard has that dark volcanic stoniness mixed into it.
 
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