Five Minutes with... Matthieu Baudry of Domaine Bernard Baudry
No.79 | Interview
On a recent visit to the Loire, I stopped in at Domaine Bernard Baudry in Cravant-les-Côteaux to catch up with Matthieu Baudry. We tasted through recent vintages, talked about the exceptional 2025 vintage, and sampled a few wines still in cuve, which are looking impressive even at this early stage.
Matthieu and Domaine Bernard Baudry need little introduction for lovers of Loire Cabernet Franc. Established in the mid-1970s by Matthieu’s father Bernard, the domaine today is one of Chinon's benchmark estates, and Matthieu has been shaping its direction since his first vintage in 2001. What follows is a lightly edited conversation about the grape he knows best: what it asks of the people who grow it, how to introduce new consumers to it, and what it feels like when it's truly singing.