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Robert Parker called Florent Baumard “one of the shining lights of France’s winemaking present and future.”🤯 And TODAY we have his SWEET WINE. A luscious Chenin Blanc from the Loire that the trade puts in the same breath as Clos Rougeard and Didier Dagueneau. THAT list.

Just $44 for a sweet wine with an additional decade or more aging window left; Vinous calls it “simply delicious.”

Wine Enthusiast made it an Editor’s Choice with 95 Points writing ”Rich in texture with depth of flavor, the wine is plush, opulent and absolutely delicious.”

Vinous emphasized its ”Lovely freshness and elegance… it has more than a decade left in the tank, probably two.”

Not going to lie, 2017 was a rough year across the Loire. Spring frosts hit hard and devastated yields. BUT sweet wines hang longer on the vine, and less fruit means more concentration packed into every remaining cluster. At the best sites like this one, that brutal reduction became a gift. 163 grams per liter of residual sugar and Vinous still calls it “fresh and elegant.” That north-facing schist vineyard, no oak anywhere in the process, Florent letting the pure juice do the talking and LUCKY US…err we mean YOU!! ✨

We loved the sticky golden warmth on the nose, candied citrus rind next to orange blossom honey, luscious peach preserve underneath. The palate is PLUSH and rich, then the acidity shows up and keeps the whole thing alive. The finish lingers. Wine Enthusiast said replace dessert with this wine. We are not here to argue. We just loved it!✨

$80 SRP. $44 here. Parker’s shining light of France. Lock it in. 🔒

95 Points – Wine Enthusiast – Editor’s Choice “Save yourself the trouble and replace dessert with this luscious wine. Deep-gold in color, this wine has an entrancing aromatic nose of dried apricot, orange marmalade, honey, quince, golden apple and dried orange peel. Rich in texture with depth of flavor, the wine is plush, opulent and absolutely delicious.”