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Domaine Patrick Baudouin - Anjou Le Cornillard 2012

Loire

White

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"A series of high-flying white Anjous: barely coated with light sugars, Le Cornillard presents a generous profile." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2015 - RVF). An Anjou with an aromatic complexity of ripe fruit, with a stony, mineral character. Powerful and firm on the palate, with a lovely mineral framework, persistent and structured. Lots of charm!

Features

Estate

Domaine Patrick Baudouin

Cuvée

Le Cornillard

Vintage

2012

Designation

Anjou

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin

Terroirs

shallow, very stony soil of very old sandstone schist (Brioverian). South-facing

Viticulture

organic farming

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Gentle pressing, slow fermentation in new Burgundy barrels of 1 and 3 wines (400 and 228 l).

Breeding

in Burgundy barrels on fine lees

Alcohol content

13%

Residual sugars

9.8 g/l

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful pale yellow colour

Nose

aromatic complexity of ripe fruit, stony and mineral character

Mouth

powerful and firm, with a mineral, persistent and structured structure

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2018

Production

1500 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

a wine to accompany fine dishes: jabugo, pan-fried langoustines, roast poultry, finely spiced dishes...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Patrick Baudouin worked in a thousand different professions before establishing himself as a bookseller in Paris. It was at the age of 40 that he decided to return to the family domaine, which was living off a hectare and a half. His readings helped him rediscover the essence of the great Layon liquoreux wines, before beet sugar and almost systematic chaptalization smoothed out these golden wines. As a purist, he has chosen the path of excellence, without compromise. When he started out in 1990, he only made sweet wines. Encouraged by François Raveneau, a leading Chablis winemaker, he began growing dry white wines in 2001. With 14 hectares of vines (including 10 hectares of Chenin, with one hectare in Quarts de Chaume and 90 ares in Savennières), located on the most spectacular terroirs of Anjou Noir (schist, sandstone and volcanic rock) and cultivated organically, he and his faithful assistant Christophe Durand (who joined in 2012) chisel out magnificent whites. A model estate, a must-see for those seeking the unadulterated identity of Chenin.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

A series of high-flying white Anjous: barely coated with light sugars, Le Cornillard has a generous profile, but we'd like a little more depth.

About the domain :

Patrick Baudouin, an energetic sixty-something, fought to impose the production of natural sweet wines in Layon at the end of the 20th century. This former Parisian bookseller, who returned to the land of his ancestors in Anjou in the early 1990s, has been through many vicissitudes. The arrival of a majority financial partner (Union Harmonie Mutuelles) has enabled the estate to acquire additional resources and achieve high quality objectives. The work undertaken is bearing fruit, and the wines have never been so accomplished, with fine reds but above all white Anjous illustrating the diversity of the terroirs and, in the sweet category, an admirable quarts-de-chaume. More than ever, Patrick Baudoin plays an active role in promoting Anjou chenin.

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Note and review by M. GERARD M. Published on 14/10/2015

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