Bernard Baudry Le Domaine Chinon 2023 godello give it 5-7 years

give it 5-7 years

and all are crowd-pleasing and food-friendly wines

collected and chilled before being put to barrel (about 50% new French oak)

Andre Bondar and Selina Kelly in 2012

the fruit comes from four villages in the Côte des Blancs: Avize

Bernard Baudry Le Domaine Chinon 2023 godello give it 5-7 yearsOrganic. 100% Cabernet Franc. Le Domaine hails from Baudrys high sited vines, which lie on a plateau above Chinons premire cte. The lions share of the fruit comes from vines with an average age of around 35 years, planted on sandy, limestone rich soils, while 20 30% is drawn from slightly younger vines on gravelly soils. The principal vineyard here is evocatively named Cimetire aux Chiens, which translates as dog cemetery (probably a reference to the