Bernard Baudry, Chinon Rose, 2025

Bernard Baudry is Chinon's greatest domaine, and their pale-pink rosé is the wine we beg for every year, usually getting a polite "keep dreaming" and a case or two. It's made from Cabernet Franc grown on the gravel-, flint-, and clay-rich banks of the Vienne river, off vines that, while called "young" at the domaine, are around 30 years old. Now run by Bernard's son Mathieu, the estate makes everything from easygoing bistro reds to age-worthy serious cuvées, and this rosé carries that same personality and substance. Most pink wines feel rushed; this one feels complete. Drink it cold all summer long.