Baumard Savennieres Clos Du Papillon 2018 Size::1 Bottle underbrush and the wet stone

underbrush and the wet stone

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the choice of large casks

Baumard Savennieres Clos Du Papillon 2018 Size::1 Bottle underbrush and the wet stone100% 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