Patrick Baudoin is located in the region of Anjou in the Loire Valley. He produces intensely mineral driven dry Chenin Blanc as well as some sweeter more succulent versions of the same grape from Coteaux du Layon. In his youth, Patrick avoided the wine industry but in 1990, he took over the estate that his great grandparents founded in the 1920s. The property is 13 hectares of vineyards situated on a cocktail of ancient eroded rocks, a mix of volcanic and sedimentary soils depending on the site. The vines are all farmed organically, only native yeasts are used and minimal amounts of sulfur added. Also, the wines are never chaptalized. Patrick has strong feelings about chaptalization and is fighting to have it outlawed in sweet wine production.
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