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Domaine Baudry ‘Les Grézeaux’ Chinon Rouge 2023
Location: France, Loire, Chinon
Winemaker: Bernard & Matthieu Baudry
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Soil: Sand, limestone, gravel
Winemaking: Certified organic. Hand harvest. These grapes come from the oldest plot on the estate. Fermentation with native yeasts and without sulfur or temperature control lasts around two weeks in concrete tanks. For many years, the wine then aged in 2-5 year old barriques. but now stays exclusively in concrete.
From the Importer Louis Dressner: Bernard Baudry founded his eponymous estate in the early 1980's with a couple inherited hectares. After graduating from the Lycée de Beaune, he quickly rose to prominence in the appellation for precise, textured Chinon. Today, Bernard is technically retired (vignerons never really retire) and his son Matthieu, who has been making wine with his father since 2000, has taken over as head vigneron.
Over the years, the father and son team's fascination with Chinon's diverse terroirshave led them to expand the estate to its current 32 hectares. The first release and most youthful wine is "Les Granges". This is from young vines (25 years old) planted on alluvial soil and gravel near the Vienne riverbed. When it floods in some springs, Baudry may be found pruning the vines from a boat. This is a wine that is supple and fruity with smoky cherry fruit and is meant to drink young. It is a perfect wine for simple foods and cheeses.
The "Cuvée Domaine" is a blend of parcelsof older vines (30-35 years old) planted in alluvial gravel bed and hillside clay. It has more structure and can use a short agingperiod in bottle before drinking. The wine has deep, dark ruby color and is beautifully extracted.
"Les Grézeaux" is from vines of 40 years on average, planted on gravely soil with a bedrock of limestone and clay. For many years it was aged in barrique but today it is only fermented and aged in large concrete vats.
"Clos Guillot" is a four hectare plot of vines Bernard replanted in 1995 on a site abandoned since World War 2. It fermentsin concrete and is aged in barrel.
Finally, "Croix Boisée" comes from the Baudry's "Grand Cru" vineyards, two hectares exposed full south on clay and limestone. Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc is planted here and two separate wines are producee under the "Croix Boisée" label. These are are a much more structured affair, hence their fermentation and aging in barrel.
A small amount of Chinon Blanc and roséis also produced; both have a cult following and sell out instantly.
Location: France, Loire, Chinon
Winemaker: Bernard & Matthieu Baudry
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Soil: Sand, limestone, gravel
Winemaking: Certified organic. Hand harvest. These grapes come from the oldest plot on the estate. Fermentation with native yeasts and without sulfur or temperature control lasts around two weeks in concrete tanks. For many years, the wine then aged in 2-5 year old barriques. but now stays exclusively in concrete.
From the Importer Louis Dressner: Bernard Baudry founded his eponymous estate in the early 1980's with a couple inherited hectares. After graduating from the Lycée de Beaune, he quickly rose to prominence in the appellation for precise, textured Chinon. Today, Bernard is technically retired (vignerons never really retire) and his son Matthieu, who has been making wine with his father since 2000, has taken over as head vigneron.
Over the years, the father and son team's fascination with Chinon's diverse terroirshave led them to expand the estate to its current 32 hectares. The first release and most youthful wine is "Les Granges". This is from young vines (25 years old) planted on alluvial soil and gravel near the Vienne riverbed. When it floods in some springs, Baudry may be found pruning the vines from a boat. This is a wine that is supple and fruity with smoky cherry fruit and is meant to drink young. It is a perfect wine for simple foods and cheeses.
The "Cuvée Domaine" is a blend of parcelsof older vines (30-35 years old) planted in alluvial gravel bed and hillside clay. It has more structure and can use a short agingperiod in bottle before drinking. The wine has deep, dark ruby color and is beautifully extracted.
"Les Grézeaux" is from vines of 40 years on average, planted on gravely soil with a bedrock of limestone and clay. For many years it was aged in barrique but today it is only fermented and aged in large concrete vats.
"Clos Guillot" is a four hectare plot of vines Bernard replanted in 1995 on a site abandoned since World War 2. It fermentsin concrete and is aged in barrel.
Finally, "Croix Boisée" comes from the Baudry's "Grand Cru" vineyards, two hectares exposed full south on clay and limestone. Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc is planted here and two separate wines are producee under the "Croix Boisée" label. These are are a much more structured affair, hence their fermentation and aging in barrel.
A small amount of Chinon Blanc and roséis also produced; both have a cult following and sell out instantly.