Bernard Baudry  is a master of terroir-driven wine-making in the Loire Valley. Cabernet Franc dominates here, the Baudry vineyards span a range of soil types—sand, gravel, clay, limestone & chalk—yielding fascinatingly diverse expressions of the same grape.

Cabernet franc reacts differently to the various soils within the Chinon appellation, giving wines that range from silky and fruity to seriously full bodied, tannic, and capable of long aging. The Baudry family produce a powerful expression of Chinon, with beautifully refined aromas of forest fruit and spice. While their elegance make them approachable today, they will easily age and improve for ten or fifteen years in a cellar.

“While they are sometimes labelled traditionalists, I find them to be more naturalists, everything here is organic, harvested by hand and bottles without fining and filtration, in any case, theirs is a style that I admire, they make Cabernet Franc taste as suave and succulent as Pinot Noir” Vinous Media

Domaine Bernard Baudry is one of the reference estates for top-quality traditional Chinon. This year we have tiny allocations of each cuvee. Break these wines out when you want a change of pace.

2016 Chinon La Croix Boisee $59.95 – 2 x 6 packs

2016 Chinon La Clos Guillot $46.95  – 18 x 6 packs

2017 Chinon Les Grezeaux $37.95 – 6 x 12 packs

2017 Chinon Le Domaine $29.95 – 2 x 12 packs