"It's rare for Chinons to reach the depth and velvety smoothness of La Croix Boissée in 2021: a beautifully textured, refined wine. Aged for over two years in barrel, it's right up there with the finest Chinons for laying down." (Le Guide RVF 2025).
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Eye
Garnet color with great depth
Nose
Concentrated, ripe fruit aromas with hints of liquorice and minerality (limestone earth).
Mouth
Complexity and fullness, very structured with blackberry, violet and peony aromas, firm, chalky tannins.
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1 hour before decanting
Drink from
2027
Drink before
2036+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with game, red meats, poule au pot, beef offal, cheese platters...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Mathieu Baudry has taken the full measure of this exemplary Cravant estate, which also grows black melanosporum truffles. His father Bernard continues to support him in the vineyard and cellar. They have built their reputation on their Cabernet Franc wines, which are long-lasting, dense and sappy, on a 30-hectare estate that is farmed organically. The cuvées take their names from the terroirs that bear them, and are still affordable. Les-granges blends grapes from gravel and clay soils to produce a supple, fresh wine, while les-grézeaux, from siliceous clay soils, has the finesse and structure to stand the test of time. Deeper, la-croix-boissée offers a wine with a tannic core provided by clay-limestone soils. The Clos Guillot vines produce a full-bodied, suave, fleshy wine designed for long ageing. A superb address that has done well for the 2019 vintage.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated ( 2024 guide) 90/100 (Great wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Aged for two years in used casks and a further nine months in vats, Chinon La Croix Boissée 2021 reveals a complex bouquet of plums, blackberries, spices and smoke, interwoven with fleshy, meaty notes. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and textured, it's chiseled and taut with an enveloping core of fruit and structured, firm tannins that build to a fleshy finish. Although the phenols slightly detract from the powdery, delicate texture of the tannins, it remains balanced.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 guide) 96/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
It's rare for Chinons to reach the depth and smoothness of La Croix Boissée in 2021: a beautifully textured, refined wine. Aged for over two years in barrel, it's right up there with the finest Chinons for laying down.
About the domain :
Bernard Baudry strives for the silky, civilized dimension of Chinon wines, while remaining as close as possible to their terroir expression. This approach, which he pursues with his son Matthieu, is coupled with organic certification and inspires them to plant ungrafted, free-standing vines over the last 10 years (following Charles Joguet's 1980s plantings), as well as planting on forgotten terroirs, such as the excellent Clos Guillot. La Croix Boissée (Cravant-les-Coteaux clay-limestone terroir), built for ageing, has an extra velvety, sometimes sweetness in hot years, which could delight Saint-Émilion enthusiasts. This cuvée naturally takes the lead among the great reds of Touraine, but beware of the animality found in certain cuvées.
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
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