Domaine des Baumard Anjou Chenin Blanc Pic Martin 2022 bis-hidden and surprising depth for a

and surprising depth for a Rully—underlying richness that stops short of heaviness

the wine displays a radiant

From the profound 2009 vintage

a chalky texture

Mike Lucia put some in the ground at Cole Ranch

Domaine des Baumard Anjou Chenin Blanc Pic Martin 2022 bis-hidden and surprising depth for aBaumard made their name on sweet Chenin Quarts de Chaume, Coteaux du Layon, the wines that proved Anjou could do sugar and electricity at the same time. Pic Martin is the other side of the coin: bone dry Chenin Blanc from a single four acre plot with southwest exposure, and a new cuvee from the next generation of the family. Schist, sandstone and volcanic soils give it a hard mineral core, and whole bunch pressing keeps everything clean and precise.