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Bernard Baudry - Chinon La Croix Boissée 2020

Loire

Red

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RVF

cabernet franc
spicy
mineral
concentrate
ripe fruit
game
long-keeping wine

"One of the greatest expressions of Loire Cabernet Franc!

"La Croix Boissée 2020 enchants us with its exceptional limestone density, a Cabernet of immense racy depth, fully anchored in its terroir, whose allonge stretches out airily. To be cellared for a long time or opened from 2030". (Le Guide RVF 2024)

Features

Estate

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Cuvée

La Croix Boissée

Vintage

2020

Designation

Chinon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Soil composed of sandy clays over "white tufa" limestone on hillsides, shaped by strong erosion

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Fermented for 20 days in wooden vats, unfiltered

Breeding

24 months in barrels (1 to 3 years) and 9 months in concrete tanks

Alcohol content

13.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet color with great depth

Nose

Concentrated, ripe fruit aromas with hints of liquorice and minerality (limestone earth).

Mouth

Highly structured, with aromas of blackberry, violet and peony, very present minerality, airy allongevity.

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before decanting

Drink from

2026

Drink before

2035+

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with game, red meats, poule au pot, beef offal, cheese platters...

Domain Bernard Baudry

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Mathieu Baudry has taken the full measure of this exemplary Cravant estate, which also grows black melanosporum truffles. His father Bernard continues to support him in the vineyard and cellar. They have built their reputation on their Cabernet Franc wines, which are long-lasting, dense and sappy, on a 30-hectare estate that is farmed organically. The cuvées take their names from the terroirs that bear them, and are still affordable. Les-granges blends grapes from gravel and clay soils to produce a supple, fresh wine, while les-grézeaux, from siliceous clay soils, has the finesse and structure to stand the test of time. Deeper, la-croix-boissée offers a wine with a tannic core provided by clay-limestone soils. The Clos Guillot vines produce a full-bodied, suave, fleshy wine designed for long ageing. A superb address that has done well for the 2019 vintage.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

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

Rated (guide 2024) 96/100 Coup de Coeur

Domaine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the wine:

La Croix Boissée 2020 enchants us with its exceptional limestone density, a Cabernet of immense racy depth, fully rooted in its terroir, whose length stretches out airily. One of the greatest expressions of Loire Cabernet Franc. Cellar for a long time or open from 2030.

About the domain :

Bernard Baudry strives for the silky, civilized dimension of Chinon wines, while remaining as close as possible to their terroir expression. This approach, which he pursues with his son Matthieu, is coupled with organic certification and inspires them to plant ungrafted, free-standing vines over the last 10 years (following Charles Joguet's 1980s plantings), as well as planting on forgotten terroirs, such as the excellent Clos Guillot. La Croix Boissée (Cravant-les-Coteaux clay-limestone terroir), built for ageing, has an extra velvety, sometimes sweetness in hot years, which could delight Saint-Émilion enthusiasts. This cuvée naturally takes the lead among the great reds of Touraine, but beware of the animality found in certain cuvées.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

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