1jour1vin

Domaine Patrick Baudouin - Coteaux du Layon Les Bruandières 2013

Loire

White

Sold individually

Drink or Keep

Cuvée Les Bruandières is a fine Layon, less powerful than the Maria Juby and Grains Nobles cuvées, but still syrupy and botrytized. A lovely, suave, demonstrative white, to be enjoyed as an aperitif, with spicy or sweet and savory dishes...

Features

Estate

Domaine Patrick Baudouin

Cuvée

Les Bruandières

Vintage

2013

Designation

Coteaux du Layon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin

Terroirs

Thin, poorly developed soils on a Carboniferous bedrock. Presence of coal shale and sandstone.

Viticulture

organic farming

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

direct pressing, ageing in Burgundy barrels for several wines, no added yeast, no sulfur

Breeding

in barrels

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

105 g/l

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

golden robe

Nose

intense without being overpowering

Mouth

a layon of finesse and elegance, full of gourmandise

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2033 and more

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

se boit en ap&eacute;ritif, mais aussi &agrave; table, avec des plats &eacute;pic&eacute;s, sucr&eacute;s sal&eacute;s, travaill&eacute;s avec des agrumes...<br/>

Patrick Baudouin Estate

More information on Domaine Patrick Baudouin

Coteaux du Layon

More information on Coteaux du Layon

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

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 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.

Customer reviews

No notes available
Background

Buy your Patrick Baudouin wines at the best price on private sale!

19804 customer reviews
20€

Free on your 1st order*.