Domaine Guy Baudin et Fils
Domaine Guy Baudin Pouilly Fume 'Les Charmes' 2025 750ml
Domaine Guy Baudin Pouilly Fume 'Les Charmes' 2025 750ml
FRANCE : LOIRE VALLEY : POUILLY-FUMÉ
Sauvignon Blanc
MED-BODIED, GRAPEFRUIT, RIPE APPLE, FLINT, NO OAK
'Les Charmes' is a wonderful example of classically styled Pouilly-Fumé — richer in texture than most Upper Loire Sauvignon Blanc, grown on the domaine's patchwork of limestone-clay, fossil-rich marl and silex. Native yeast fermentation in stainless steel is followed by extended aging on the lees, first in stainless and then in cement, building weight and texture without masking the wine's signature stone-and-smoke character.
Lilian Baudin has helmed this 1685-founded family domaine since 2012, working the soils mechanically rather than with herbicides and standing by indigenous yeasts that give each vintage its own personality.
2025 in the Centre-Loire was an early, quick harvest — August heat gave small, thick-skinned berries, and a timely late-August rain kept the acidity fresh.
PAIRINGS :
| Oysters on the half shell | the wine's briny minerality mirrors the sea |
| Grilled halibut with herb butter | stone fruit and lees-built texture frame delicate fish without overwhelming it |
| Crottin de Chavignol (goat cheese) | the Loire classic — crisp acidity cuts through the cheese's tang |
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