Domaine Patrick Baudouin Savennières Les Girardieres 2021
Domaine Patrick Baudouin
Savennières is Chenin Blanc at its most demanding — structured, dry, and unyielding in youth. Patrick Baudouin farms biodynamically and lets the wine find its shape without forcing it. The 2021 offers mineral austerity now, but give it three to five years and it will repay patience generously. A charcoal-line wine if ever there was one.
Nose
Taut and mineral-driven, with green apple and citrus zest over a flinty, almost chalky base. A faint honeyed quality emerges with time in the glass.
Palate
Bone-dry and tensile. Apple and citrus form a lean, precise core, sharpened by the schist-derived minerality that defines Savennières. A woody, almost herbal undercurrent adds depth without weight, and a faint marzipan note surfaces on the second sip.
Finish
Long, dry, and stony, with green apple and a faint bitter almond quality that lingers.
- Varietal
- Chenin Blanc
- Blend
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- Vineyards
- Les Girardières, schist soils in Savennières
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
Pan-seared pike-perch with beurre blanc
Patrick Baudouin abandoned a career in journalism to resurrect old Chenin Blanc parcels on the steep schist slopes of Savennières, farming biodynamically and vinifying with minimal intervention in the Loire Valley.
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