• Patrick Baudouin

    • Anjou Rouge La Fresnaye

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.90 ha (2.2 ac)
    • Variety: Cabernet Franc
    • Vine Age: Planted in the 1950s and 1990s
    • Terroir: On the southern bank of the Layon. Black schists, bedrock of Paleozoic Devonian limestone.
    • Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert, 2002)
    • Vinification: 100% de-stemmed. Ambient yeast fermentation, maceration by infusion. Aged on the lees in used Burgundian barrels. Racked to tank and aged a few months before bottled. Minimal SO2 additions.

    Additional Info

    “Happiness and hard work go together” – reads the inscription on the wall of the Château de la Fresnaye, a 16th century Renaissance-style castle, which shares its soils with this Cabernet Franc.