Touraine Azay le Rideau Rose de Silex

Domaine des Hauts Baigneux

Type

Rose Wine

Appellation

Touraine Azay le Rideau

Variety

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Viticulture

Vineyard name

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Soil type

Vinification

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average900 bottles

UPC Code Bottle741718812911

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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 ...