Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 500ml 2016 domaine-louis-michel-et-fils These soils and intense competition

These soils and intense competition force the vines to work hard

Drinking beautifully at present but this vineyard has a proven pedigree and track record thus it will continue to evolve for a further 20+ years under suitable cellaring conditions

and even at this level there is genuine density and power

this is the first Chianti to be bottled under screwcap and it's one of the first to be bottled in a Burgundy bottle as opposed to the traditional 'Claret

There is a great concentration with silky tannins in spite of everything

Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 500ml 2016 domaine-louis-michel-et-fils These soils and intense competitionAn incredible ability to age and improve in the cellar . The greatest wine of the Loire valley. It benefits from a unique situation and terroir. The wines from this vineyard have an extremely rare elegance, and a remarkable texture that balances out against an equally impressive richness and powerful cleansing acidity. It expresses a precise bouquet of flowers, citrus and a wide range of orchard fruits. Rich, but pure and incredibly focused, with a