Les Grezeaux

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In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, graphite, wet stone, violet

Palate: dark berry, iron, savoury herb, fine gravel

The Baudry single-vineyard on gravel-over-clay terraces above the Vienne, picked from vines planted between 1969 and 1980. Mineral, dark-fruited Cabernet Franc with savoury depth and an iron-tinged finish.

What it pairs with

• Rack of lamb with herbs de Provence The wine's graphite and gravelly minerality lift the herbal crust on rare-cooked lamb.More wines for lamb →
• Duck breast with cherry jus Black cherry on the palate echoes the jus while the firm tannins frame the fat.More wines for duck breast →
• Sainte-Maure de Touraine The local ash-rolled goat cheese needs the wine's acidity and savoury herb register to balance the lactic tang.More wines for goat cheese →
• Wild mushroom risotto Iron and forest-floor notes mirror the earthy mushroom register.More wines for risotto →

With cheese

Sainte-Maure de Touraine Our pick The consortium lists Chinon among the red Loire wines for this cheese. A medium-bodied Chinon raised in tank or old wood keeps Cabernet Franc's fresh fruit and high acidity, which sit well against the tangy, hazelnut paste of a young log.

History

Bernard Baudry founded the domaine in 1975 and bottled Les Grezeaux as a single-vineyard expression from his oldest gravel-terrace parcel. Son Matthieu joined in 2000 and the estate became fully certified organic by 2014.

1. 1975Bernard Baudry establishes the domaine at Cravant-les-Coteaux
2. 2000Matthieu Baudry joins his father
3. 2014Full organic certification across all parcels

Facts

Producer

Domaine Bernard Baudry · visiting guide

Grapes

Cabernet Franc (100%)

Classification

Chinon AOC

Oak

12 to 14 months in old oak foudres and demi-muids, no new oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 22 to 32 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 18 from vintage

First vintage

1982

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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