Vin de France Blanc Les Chênes

Domaine des Hauts Baigneux

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Sauvignon Blanc

Viticulture

Soil type

Clay with limestone bedrock

PruningGuyot Poulssard

Vinification

The grapes were hand-harvested in September over multiple passes. Direct Press. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts.

ElevageAging in wooden barrels and stainless steel tanks.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Domaine des Hauts Baigneux

Founded in 2012

12 hectares

In 2013, longtime friends Nicolas Grosbois and Philippe Mesnier purchased 12 hectares of vines in Azay-le-Rideau, an excellent though relatively unknown terroir located a few kilometers east of Chinon. They immediately began farming all the vines organically, and set about on an ambitious project to reintroduce the wines of Azay-le-Rideau. Traditionally, Azay-le-Rideau is famous for white wines made from Chenin Blanc and rosé wines made from Grolleau and Gamay.

Most of the vineyards are located in Azay-le-Rideau on the lieu-dit "Hauts Baigneux." The domaine also owns a two hectare plot in Saché, close to the former studio of famed American artist Alexander Calder. This great flint-heavy terroir produces the two top cuvées of the domaine: Le Clos des Brancs and Blanc Chen...