Baudry 2024 Chinon Blanc "Domaine"

The Baudry Blanc "Domaine" is from young vines in several parcels on the clay/limestone slopes in and around Cravant, and from clay with silex on the plateau above La Croix Boissee. The grapes are hand-harvested of course and ferment slowly with wild yeasts in 500 liter oak barrels and concrete "egg" until dry, normally less than 2 g/l RS. The wine is aged on its fine lees in used 500-liter demi-muids until the June after the vintage and is very lightly filtered at bottling. Sulfur usage is minimal. Quantity is limited. (There is again no La Croix Boissee in this vintage so all grapes are in the Domaine cuvee.) The 2024 is beautifully light and crystalline, at only about 11% alcohol, a lovely expression of the limestone terroir, with firm acidity, subtle white fruits, citrus, herbal and mineral flavors in the long crisp finish...