Le Clos Guillot

In the glass

Aroma: red plum, yellow flower, clay, wild fennel

Palate: plum skin, white pepper, fine tannin, saline

South-facing clay-limestone clos planted in 1989 just below the La Croix Boissee parcel. More aromatic and floral than its sibling, with red-plum fruit, fine-grained tannins and a saline length.

What it pairs with

• Roast guinea fowl with thyme
  Delicate game bird flesh meets the wine's red plum and herbal lift.
• Veal medallions with morels
  Earthy morels echo the clay and forest-floor register; veal's mild richness lets the wine speak.
• Lentils du Puy with smoked duck
  Lentils' iron-flecked earthiness mirrors the wine's saline mineral grip.

History

Bernard Baudry acquired the Clos Guillot in 1989 and bottled it as a single-parcel cuvee from 1994 onward. The 2-hectare south-facing clos sits on clay-limestone below the La Croix Boissee plateau.

1. 1989: Clos Guillot parcel planted
2. 1994: First vintage bottled as single-vineyard cuvee

Facts

Producer

Domaine Bernard Baudry · visiting guide

Grapes

Cabernet Franc (100%)

Classification

Chinon AOC

Oak

16 to 18 months in 400L oak demi-muids, no new oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 26 to 38 at retail

Drinking window

6 to 20 from vintage

First vintage

1994

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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