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Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Le Clos Guillot 2022

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Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Le Clos Guillot 2022
Producer Domaine Bernard Baudry
Region, Country Chinon, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 25609-750

Organic. 100% Cabernet Franc. The Clos Guillot vineyard is situated on a southeast-facing slope in Chinon with soils of clay, chalk and yellow limestone (known locally as tuffeau). Baudry’s vines here—situated very close to Le Chêne Vert, the vineyard made famous by Charles Joguet—were planted between 1993 and 2000. Unusually, this vineyard also includes a small parcel of the Domaine’s remaining ungrafted vines which used to go to Baudry’s now retired (and much missed) Franc de Pied cuvée. Today these vines are blended into Le Clos Guillot.

Harvesting was by hand, and yields never exceeded 40 hl/ha. Fermentation took place in large wooden fermenters with regular pigéage (to provide gentle extraction of supple tannins). After a maceration of about 20 days, the wine was pressed off and then matured for 12 months in lightly seasoned oak barrels, followed by nine months in cement. Bottled without filtration. Matthieu Baudry describes Le Clos Guillot as a “very pure expression of Chinon.” 

Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Le Clos Guillot 2022

Reviews

"I tasted the 2022 Le Clos Guillot a year ago and it was not in good shape. I was not aware that they were unfiltered, unbottled samples and I was scathing of their condition. Now filtered and tasted at the winery, this is like a different wine. It's firm, concentrated, dry and savory, befitting of the 2022 vintage. This is a big wine that forms a sturdy block, moving right along. There is flesh on the palate and plenty of juicy fruit that will open when the tannins mellow. The finish is persistent with rich blackcurrant fruit, prune and tar notes. The 2022 may only be medium-bodied, but it is powerful and long. Give this time for it to show its best."
94 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
A real wow moment on meeting this one, the nose is simply bursting with dark roasted fruit, crushed minerals, blood orange, violets, toast and black liquorice. The palate is beautifully textured, very correct for the vintage, nicely polished, filled with layers of dark fruits, finely grained tannins and plenty of acid cut as well. The middle and finish simmers with orange peel and dark currants, all laid over the dense and yet sinewy substance. A fine Le Clos Guillot, with such admirable tension, mineral and acid drive, and incredible length too. One for the cellar – hopefully mine. The alcohol level is between 13% and 13.5%.
94-96 points, Chris Kissak, The Wine Doctor

Reviews

"I tasted the 2022 Le Clos Guillot a year ago and it was not in good shape. I was not aware that they were unfiltered, unbottled samples and I was scathing of their condition. Now filtered and tasted at the winery, this is like a different wine. It's firm, concentrated, dry and savory, befitting of the 2022 vintage. This is a big wine that forms a sturdy block, moving right along. There is flesh on the palate and plenty of juicy fruit that will open when the tannins mellow. The finish is persistent with rich blackcurrant fruit, prune and tar notes. The 2022 may only be medium-bodied, but it is powerful and long. Give this time for it to show its best."
94 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
A real wow moment on meeting this one, the nose is simply bursting with dark roasted fruit, crushed minerals, blood orange, violets, toast and black liquorice. The palate is beautifully textured, very correct for the vintage, nicely polished, filled with layers of dark fruits, finely grained tannins and plenty of acid cut as well. The middle and finish simmers with orange peel and dark currants, all laid over the dense and yet sinewy substance. A fine Le Clos Guillot, with such admirable tension, mineral and acid drive, and incredible length too. One for the cellar – hopefully mine. The alcohol level is between 13% and 13.5%.
94-96 points, Chris Kissak, The Wine Doctor

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