Domaine Baudry: Purebred Cab Franc

** Producteur de très grande vins LE MEILLEURS VINS DE FRANCE 2009 (One of only two in Chinon with this highest rating).

"The quality of 2009 at the best addresses is exceptional." David Schildknecht sums up the 09 vintage for Cab Franc.

“For their quality [Chinon] are absurdly undervalued.” Hugh Johnson & Jancis Robinson, The World Atlas of Wine.

We buy the Chinon from Domaine Bernard Baudry each and every year, sometimes twice a year (if possible). If we didn’t, we’d probably get lynched by the small, but ever-growing band of hardcore enthusiasts who covet an almost Masonic like secrecy around this captivating producer. The bottom line is that Baudry makes some of Chinon’s finest wines: 100% Cabernet Franc from a range of superb terroirs.

Even at its zenith, which is what we have here, Chinon is a wine that doesn’t command nearly enough respect outside the bistros of Paris or its Loire heartland. To borrow Mike... read more

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Chinon

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Bernard Baudry

Bernard Baudry Les Granges Chinon 2010

100% Cabernet Franc. This is always the first Baudry wine released each year. It comes from young vines (12-15+ years old) planted on alluvial soil and gravel on the terraces near the Vienne river.... read more

Product Code: 9496-750

Bottle size 750ml

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$ 31.00 Single bottle price

$ 27.90 Mixed or straight dozens

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Chinon

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Bernard Baudry

Bernard Baudry Le Clos Guillot Chinon 2009

Clos Guillot is situated on a south-east facing slope in Chinon, the soils being a mixture of clay, chalk and "yellow limestone". Harvesting is by hand and yields do not exceed 40 hl/ha.... read more

Product Code: 9497-750

Bottle size 750ml

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$ 48.00 Single bottle price

$ 43.20 Mixed or straight dozens

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Chinon

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Bernard Baudry

Bernard Baudry Franc De Pied Chinon 2003

This cuvée is made from a 1/3ha parcel of Cabernet Franc planted 'franc de pied' (i.e. on its own rootstock). For anyone who believes that Cabernet Franc can't be silky, sensual and concentrated,... read more

Product Code: 9499-750

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Bottle size 750ml

Buy a straight or mixed dozen get 10% off!

$ 64.00 Single bottle price

$ 57.60 Mixed or straight dozens