Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Grézeaux Chinon Cabernet Franc

9.013 ratings
9.61 pro ratings
Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Josh Morgenthau

Brilliant magenta. Maybe the most delicious young Chinon (or cab franc for that matter) I’ve ever tasted. Pure varietal character with no compromises— all the freshness, lightness and peppery bite one wants— yet with perfect ripeness. And by that I mean this hovers on that magical edge where the grapes must have been picked at the ideal moment, down to the minute, to produce something not just giving but with all sorts of push and pull. Flirtatious, seductive.
The fruit and flowers are achingly fresh: black raspberries, red and black currants, elderberry, violets, roses, fresh herbs, and an ever so slight cocoa sweetness. Spot on acid and the tannins are handled so deftly that you hardly notice.
I can’t get enough of this.

Brilliant magenta. Maybe the most delicious young Chinon (or cab franc for that matter) I’ve ever tasted. Pure varietal character with no compromises— all the freshness, lightness and peppery bite one wants— yet with perfect ripeness. And by that I mean this hovers on that magical edge where the grapes must have been picked at the ideal moment, down to the minute, to produce something not just giving but with all sorts of push and pull. Flirtatious, seductive.
The fruit and flowers are achingly fresh: black raspberries, red and black currants, elderberry, violets, roses, fresh herbs, and an ever so slight cocoa sweetness. Spot on acid and the tannins are handled so deftly that you hardly notice.
I can’t get enough of this.

1 person found it helpfulNov 14th, 2020
Jason Gelman

lovely wine from Baudry, first time trying this one.

lovely wine from Baudry, first time trying this one.

Sep 26th, 2023
Danny Hernandez

At Raoul’s

At Raoul’s

Sep 25th, 2021
Dasha

Drinking well right out of the gates. Merde well balanced with cool, bramble (boysenberry), dark chocolate and menthol. Might be my favorite vintage of this wine. Yum

Drinking well right out of the gates. Merde well balanced with cool, bramble (boysenberry), dark chocolate and menthol. Might be my favorite vintage of this wine. Yum

May 8th, 2021
Peter Wassam

Yeah we fuckin it up. Smell like a blackberry patch in Montana. For the long haul. Man I love cf

Yeah we fuckin it up. Smell like a blackberry patch in Montana. For the long haul. Man I love cf

Mar 24th, 2021
Ted
9.2

Oh my goodness. Still a bit on the green side. Green pepper, tar, tobacco. Will have to try this in a few years and see how much it has mellowed.

Oh my goodness. Still a bit on the green side. Green pepper, tar, tobacco. Will have to try this in a few years and see how much it has mellowed.

Sep 24th, 2020
Michael Goldstein

Terrific. Earthy, dark fruit. Gorgeous and soulful bouquet.

Terrific. Earthy, dark fruit. Gorgeous and soulful bouquet.

Sep 19th, 2020
Alan Snitow

Alan had this 10 months ago

Alan had this 10 months ago

Jun 10th, 2023
Brian Grech

Brian had this 2 years ago

Brian had this 2 years ago

Sep 19th, 2022
Ryan Kravitz

Ryan had this 2 years ago

Ryan had this 2 years ago

Jan 24th, 2022