Touraine Azay le Rideau Clos des Brancs

Domaine des Hauts Baigneux

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Touraine Azay le Rideau

Variety

Chenin blanc

Clos des Brancs comes exclusively from the flint-strewn single vineyard in Saché, located directly behind the famous artist Alexander Calder's workshop. The vineyard is surrounded by woods and exposed due South, making for a perfect microclimate to showcase why Chenin from Azay-le-Rideau can reach towering heights.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Clos des Brancs

Soil type

Silex

Vine age1980s

Vineyard size1.65 ha

PruningGuyot Poulssard

ExpositionSoutheast

Vinification

Direct press, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel with native yeasts

Elevage12 months in foudres

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Filtration "sur terre blanche"

Additional info

Total production average1,500 bottles

UPC Code Bottle741718812898

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...