Vouvray Clos Baudoin

In the glass

Aroma: white peach, honeysuckle, wet stone, saffron

Palate: citrus, creamy lees, stone fruit, chalky finish

Single-vineyard Vouvray Sec from Huet's Le Haut-Lieu tuffeau-limestone parcel (Demeter-certified biodynamic since 1990). Luminous, lively Chenin Blanc with multi-decade cellaring potential.

What it pairs with

• Lobster with beurre blanc
  Full body and saline mineral handle rich shellfish; chalky finish cuts butter sauce.
• Roast capon with mushrooms
  White-meat poultry and earthy mushroom; the wine's stone-fruit depth handles roasting jus.
• Truffled brie de Meaux
  Truffle and creamy cheese bridge to the wine's stone-fruit and tuffeau mineral.
• Pike-perch with morel cream
  Loire freshwater fish in mushroom cream meets the wine's lees creaminess and luminous depth.

History

Clos Baudoin was acquired by Chidaine in 2002, extending his project from Montlouis to Vouvray. The cuvée comes from a walled tuffeau-limestone clos in Vouvray.

1. 2002: Chidaine acquires Clos Baudoin from the previous owners

Facts

Producer

Domaine François Chidaine · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Vouvray AOC

Oak

Vinified in 400-litre oak barrels and demi-muids; aged around 18 months on fine lees

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 45 to 70 at retail

Drinking window

5-20 from vintage

First vintage

2002

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ECOCERT

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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