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Bernard Baudry Les Granges Chinon 2021
Chinon, Touraine, Loire, FranceMatthieu and his father Bernard run this small, family winery, tending their treasured organic Chinon vineyards over 25 hectares. The estate was planted between 1985 and 1988 on gravel and sands, starting with 9 hectares under vine. Les Granges comes from the sandy vineyard that hugs the Vienne River, and was native fermented and aged in cement and wood for up to twelve months. Always a wall of reduction to blow through (and even then it lingers through the wine the next day), this turns into dusky violets, lavender, crushed blackberries, wrung with sapid branchiness, and framed with furry tannins. Acidity is lifted to the highest, finishing with a rinse of astringency and dusting of pink peppercorn. Enjoy this edgy Franc with a slight chill, and some airtime, and some country charcuterie.Tasted: 05 October 2023Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $35.00 | 750ml | private wine stores |
Grape: Cabernet Franc
