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Bernard Baudry - Chinon Clos Guillot 2022

Bernard Baudry - Chinon Clos Guillot 2022

94/100 Coup de Cœur

RVF

Cabernet Franc
glutton
dark fruits

"The perfect expression of Cabernet Franc on one of its finest terroirs!"

"Clos Guillot is more vibrant, with beautiful concentration, still lively tannins, and a chalky finish. This delightful Cabernet Franc has great aging potential." (Le Guide RVF 2025)

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Estate

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Vintage

Clos Guillot

Vintage

2022

Designation

Chinon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Clay-limestone hillside facing south-southeast, heavily clayey at the top, composed of yellow tuffeau stone at the bottom of the plot.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Fermentation for 15 days in wooden or cement vats with punching down or pumping over

Livestock farming

12 months in barrels that have held 2 to 5 wines, then 9 months in unlined cement vats

Alcohol content

13.5%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Dark dress

Nose

Discreet aromas on the first nose, followed by notes of black berries, spices, and a hint of minerality.

Mouth

Dense and fresh, with silky tannins and a velvety texture, energizing limestone structure, long finish

Serve

At 14-16°C

Drink before

2035

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with cold cuts, grilled meats, game, hot blood sausage, osso buco, a cheese platter...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2025 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)

About the estate:

Mathieu Baudry has taken full advantage of this exemplary estate in Cravant, which also grows black Melanosporum truffles. His father Bernard continues to support him in the vineyard and the cellar. They have built their reputation on Cabernet Franc wines that are suitable for aging, sappy, dense, and long-lasting, on an estate that covers 30 hectares cultivated organically. The cuvées are named after the terroirs that produce them and are still affordable. Les-granges blends grapes from gravelly and clay soils to produce a supple and fresh wine, while les-grézeaux, grown on clay-siliceous soils, has a beautiful finesse and structure that allows the wine to age well. Deeper, La-Croix-Boissée offers a wine with a tannic heart brought by the clay-limestone soils. The vines of Clos Guillot produce a fleshy, smooth and full-bodied wine, tailor-made for long aging. A superb address that has produced a very successful 2019 vintage.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rating (2025 guide) 94/100 Favorite

Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About wine:

Clos Guillot is more vibrant, with beautiful concentration, still lively tannins, and a chalky finish. This delightful Cabernet Franc has great aging potential.

About the estate:

Bernard Baudry seeks to capture the silky, refined character of Chinon wines, while remaining as faithful as possible to their terroir. This approach, which he pursues with his son Matthieu, is complemented by organic certification and has inspired them to plant ungrafted vines, which have been growing freely for 10 years (following Charles Joguet's plantings in the 1980s), as well as to establish vineyards on forgotten terroirs, such as the excellent Clos Guillot. La Croix Boissée (clay-limestone terroir of Cravant-les-Coteaux), built for aging, has an extra velvety texture and sometimes sweetness in hot years, which could delight Saint-Émilion lovers. This cuvée naturally takes the lead among the great reds of Touraine; however, beware of the animality found in certain cuvées.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

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