2021 Bernard Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissee Loire, France Domaine U Stiliccionu A blend of brandy aged

A blend of brandy aged for approximately 1 year before blending with bittersweet cider pressed from heirloom apples

and that’s it

25% Chardonnay planted in 1990

which would otherwise overfeed the vines

2021 Bernard Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissee Loire, France Domaine U Stiliccionu A blend of brandy aged100% Cabernet Franc. Croix Boisse is in Cravant, near the winery, on a south exposed slope overlooking the Vienne River. The Baudry parcels total 3. 1 hectares of low yielding vines, ranging from 15 to 40 years old, on clay soils rich in white tuffeau (soft limestone) and iron. The farming is certified organic. All vineyard work, including harvest, is by hand. The fruit is destemmed without crushing and moved by gravity into unlined cement vats.