• Patrick Baudouin

    • Coteaux du Layon 1896

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Chenin Blanc
    • Vine Age: Average of 40 years (as of 2025)
    • Terroir: From multiple hillsides within the Coteaux du Layon, "black Anjou" terroirs, on schists from the Precambrian, Primary and Carboniferous eras.
    • Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert, 2002)
    • Vinification: Grapes picked in the first round of passes of the botrytized grapes, pressed and settled overnight, ambient yeast fermentation and aging for 12 months in used barrels, SO2 added after first racking and at bottling.

    Additional Info

    "1896, No... that's not the vintage of this bottle. It's the year when, in the Coteaux du Layon, winegrowers decided to found an association based on the assertion that 'wine should only be grapes, without added sugar'."