Baudry-Dutour
The association between Chinon and the name of Baudry is certain, this being a very familiar surname to all fans of the wines of this appellation. Not for the first time, however, there is potential for confusion here, as there are in fact several vignerons in the appellation who go by this name. Well, there are at least two, anyway. Just next door to the cellars of Bernard and Matthieu Baudry is another Baudry domaine, one that today has grown into an appellation-wide empire. This is Baudry-Dutour, created when two local vignerons came together as business partners in the early years of the 21st century.
Baudry-Dutour was created in 2003 when Christophe Baudry and Jean-Martin Dutour joined forces, each of them bringing their familial domaines to the fold. It is thus worth looking at each of these domaines and families in turn, and I begin here with Christophe Baudry and Domaine de la Perrière.
Christophe Baudry & Domaine de la Perrière
The Baudry family have long been associated with Domaine de la Perrière, which is located on the alluvial terraces close to the banks of the Vienne, roughly midway between Cravant-les-Coteaux and Panzoult. The domaine was established as long ago as 1398, and documents attest to the fact that it has been in the Baudry family since at least 1664, over at least six generations.
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