Domaine Patrick Baudouin - Les Zersilles 2014 (50cl)
16/20
RVF
16/20
Bettane & Desseauve
"Currently reserved, this wine shows its mellowness and potential. It needs time to develop nuance and refinement. " (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve). An intense sweet wine with a wide range of aromas, from fresh fruit (citrus, cherry, peach) to dried fruit and spices. Very ripe, harmonious, and balanced!
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Eye
Straw gold color with gray highlights
Nose
Intense, with a wide range of aromas, ranging from fresh fruit (citrus, cherry, peach) to dried fruit and spices.
Mouth
Very ripe, smooth, very nice length, harmonious and balanced
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2030 and beyond
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with spicy dishes, sweet and savory foods, pan-fried foie gras, spicy lamb curry, etc.
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About wine:
Currently reserved, this wine shows its mellowness and potential. It needs time to develop nuance and refinement.
About the estate:
Patrick Baudouin tried his hand at a thousand different jobs before settling down as a bookseller in Paris. At the age of 40, he decided to return to the family estate, which was scraping by on just one and a half hectares. His reading proved useful in rediscovering the essence of the great sweet wines of Layon, before beet sugar and almost systematic chaptalization smoothed out these golden wines. As a purist, he chose the path of excellence, without compromise. When he started out in 1990, he only made sweet wines. Encouraged by François Raveneau, a great winemaker from Chablis, he began growing dry white wines in 2001. With 14 hectares of vines (including 10 hectares of Chenin, one hectare in Quarts de Chaume and 90 ares in Savennières), located on the most spectacular terroirs of the Anjou Noir (schist, sandstone, and volcanic rock) and cultivated organically, he crafts magnificent whites with his loyal assistant Christophe Durand (who arrived in 2012). A model estate, not to be missed, which seeks the true identity of Chenin.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About wine:
Although it comes from a great Loire vintage, this 2014 is maturing early and has a slightly cooked flavor. It's a shame because the wine has real depth.
About the estate:
Patrick Baudouin, an energetic man in his sixties, fought to establish the production of natural sweet wines in Layon at the end of the 20th century. This former Parisian bookseller, who returned to the Anjou region of his ancestors in the early 1990s, has experienced many ups and downs. The arrival of a majority financial partner (Union Harmonie Mutuelles) enabled the estate to acquire additional resources and achieve high quality objectives. The hard work is paying off and the wines have never been so accomplished, with beautiful reds but above all white Anjou wines illustrating the diversity of the terroirs and, in terms of sweet wines, an admirable Quarts-de-Chaume. More than ever, Patrick Baudoin is playing an active role in promoting Anjou Chenin.
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