Baudry-Dutour: Vineyards
Today the shop window for Baudry-Dutour is a domaine situated on the main road between Chinon and Cravant-les-Coteaux, right next door to the house where Bernard Baudry lives, sandwiched between that house and the other Baudry domaine. This is not one of the four domaines upon which this empire is built though, which I explore in more detail here.
Domaine de la Perrière is located on the flat alluvial soils close to the Vienne, looking up at Cravant-les-Coteaux. This is the original Baudry estate, and Christophe Baudry settled in the house that is situated in the centre of the vineyard here. It is of course no coincidence that the domaine is located so close to the cellars of Bernard Baudry because, as I explained in my history of this domaine, he and Christophe’s father are brothers. The majority of the domaine’s vines are closely approximated to the cellars, although there are some smaller parcels which are somewhat more scattered. There are 26 hectares of land here, the soils entirely composed of alluvial sand and gravel, and the vines are 100% Cabernet Franc.
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