Bernard Baudry Le Domaine Chinon 2023 troupis-winery and the volatiles and extract

and the volatiles and extract keep the wine perfectly pitched

recognisable thanks to the label designed by François Bruetschy

The fruit is hand harvested with multiple passes through the vineyards and the wine spends 11 months on fine lees

And finally a little Sauvignon Blanc provides some lovely grassy citrus notes

unencumbered by new oak

Bernard Baudry Le Domaine Chinon 2023 troupis-winery and the volatiles and extractOrganic. 100% Cabernet Franc. Le Domaine hails from Baudrys high sited vines, which lie on a plateau above Chinons premire cte. The lions share of the fruit comes from vines with an average age of around 35 years, planted on sandy, limestone rich soils, while 20 30% is drawn from slightly younger vines on gravelly soils. The principal vineyard here is evocatively named Cimetire aux Chiens, which translates as dog cemetery (probably a reference to the