Bernard Baudry, 2023 Chinon Rosé

No.32 | What's In My Glass

Earlier this week, Southern Ontario experienced a bit of a cold snap where morning lows hovered near single digit temperatures. It was an all too bleak reminder that summer is slowly coming to a close, and that fall and colder temperatures will begin to creep in sooner rather than later.

When the sun eventually came out and temperatures returned to what are more typical of late August, I didn’t spare a second to put a bottle of Bernard Baudry’s 2023 Chinon Rosé in the fridge since I hadn’t yet found an opportunity to taste it since purchasing a few bottles back in late July. (In my defence, late July feels like it was yesterday, and now, all of a sudden, next weekend is Labour Day weekend marking summer’s “unofficial” end… where on earth does the time go?!)

This is a rosé that I have bought consistently over the years, and I always make sure to hold back a bottle or two to see how it does with a little bit of age. And remarkably, this wine does fare well if stored in a cool, dark place,…