Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon 2023 Juicy & Fruity Stephanie are the current guardians

Stephanie are the current guardians

they are aged in Fonseca’s lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia and are only released for sale upon reaching maturity

soupy style that too many producers aim for

Is it's downright delicious

Domaine des Baumard Côteaux du Layon 2023 Juicy & Fruity Stephanie are the current guardiansA genuinely lovely sweet wine from one of the Loire's most celebrated estates, and a beautiful introduction to what Chenin Blanc can achieve when left to its own delicious devices. The nose is all honey and ripe yellow stone fruit, with an almost tropical lift mango, guava, pineapple that gives it an unexpectedly exotic character for a wine from the northern Loire. On the palate, the sweetness is luscious and generous, but a bright, steely acidity