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Red dry
Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Le Croix Boissée 2021 – one of the most remarkable Chinon wines, celebrated for its elegance and distinctive ‘Cabernet Franc’ character.
“Le Croix Boissée” opens with aromas of ripe cherries, plums, and red currants, complemented by notes of blackberry, licorice, and sweet tobacco. Subtle hints of chili, bell pepper, and green bean add earthy complexity. On the palate, the wine is concentrated and firmly structured, with dry tannins and a long-lasting finish underscored by a fine streak of minerality.
“Le Croix Boissée” is made from ‘Cabernet Franc’ grapes grown on the upper part of a south-facing slope, where sandy clay and limestone soils dominate. The vines are 15–40 years old. Harvesting is done by hand, with careful sorting both in the vineyard and at the winery.
Fermentation takes place in cement vats and oak barrels using indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 24 months in used French oak barrels (1–3 years old).
Serve at 16-17 °C with meat stews with vegetables and wild mushrooms.
Bernard Baudry, son of a winemakers’ family, started his professional life as a vine-tending consultant at the Tours laboratory, where he worked with Jacques Puisais. He had previously studied oenology in Beaune. His 5 years on the job served as an excellent apprenticeship when in 1975 he decided to start his own estate with 2 hectares of vines. His son Matthieu studied in the Mâcon area, then in Bordeaux, and, after a year working in Tasmania and California, joined his father in 2000. Domain now has 32 hectares of vineyards spread across the AOC Chinon, in Cravant les Coteaux and Chinon.The grape is grown primarily 90% Cabernet Franc (90%) plus a small production of Chenin Blanc. The vineyards are located on very varied terroirs of gravel in the plain, limestone clay on coteau and sandy limestones plateaus. This diversity offers us the possibility of applying piecemeal winemaking.
