Bedell Cabernet Franc shows firm
the fruit has shifted from primary toward dried cherry and forest floor
The Lazzarito vineyard produces powerful
layered with subtle earth
and built to flatter a steak
Bernard Baudry, Chinon Les Grezeaux, 2023 November 2024 Private Cellar Offer Bedell Cabernet Franc shows firmBernard Baudry is Chinon's greatest domaine, now run by Bernard's son Mathieu, and Les Grezeaux comes from the very first plot of vines Bernard bought back in 1975. The soils here are gravelly, just a stone's throw from the cellar, and they give a Cabernet Franc that's the juicier, more mineral of Baudry's middle cuvees. Organic farming, native yeast fermentation, hand harvesting, the whole nine yards. The beauty of Grezeaux is its versatility: chill