Chidaine purchased Clos Baudoin, one of the greatest and most storied Vouvray vineyards, in 2001 and immediately began converting it to biodynamics. You only need to stand in the vineyard to know you are in a great site. Sitting on the crest of a hill and elevated over the surrounding countryside, it is a strangely still, peaceful place. It's 2.7 hectares in size with an average vine age of over 70 years. The soils here are clay and chalk, with a deep tuffeau (local limestone) subsoil.
Compared to the relative approachability of Les Argiles, this wine is a deep,, tightly coiled, densely compact and stony Vouvray. Exuding intensity and power, you immediately realise you’re tasting a wine from a profound terroir. It's so floral and aromatic and the palate is luscious, honeyed and straight as an arrow. The finish lingers with salty, rocky, beeswax and earthy notes. This wine could lay claim to being Vouvray's answer to Agrapart's Venus; it’s a masterclass in limestone minerality.