2018 Chinon Blanc La Croix Boissée

One of Chinon’s classic, benchmark producers, Bernard Baudry surprisingly only purchased his first two hectares in 1975. Now with 32 hectares, the estate is run by Baudry's son Matthieu, who joined the estate in 2000. Organic since 2006, the Baudrys remain traditionalists, and are blessed with a diversity of terroirs surrounding their village of Cravant-les-Coteaux – five vineyard sites variously endowed with clay limestone, sandy limestone, silex and gravel. The Baudrys also believe in fermenting and aging in cement tank, especially for their less structured, youthful wines. But these wonderful unoaked, easy-drinking Cabernet Francs are part of the fabric of Chinon.