Essential references
Domaine Bernard Baudry
Loire · Chinon
- A Chinon for each soil: Bernard, followed by Matthieu Baudry, reveals cabernet franc through Chinon’s different soils. They vinify the sites separately to preserve their individual characters.
- The old vines of Les Grézeaux: « Les Grézeaux » comes from the estate’s oldest vines, around seventy years old and planted on gravel. The cuvée is aged in concrete, without spending time in barrels.
- Dense and silky: « Les Grézeaux », a red Chinon, presents a dense, concentrated cabernet franc with a silky feel. In great years, it can age for ten years and longer.