2014 Chinon “Les Grézeaux”

From Bourgueil, it’s a quick dash to Chinon, where the sandy gravel soil gives a powerful, virile element to the berry fruit palate. The Cabernet Franc earthiness is here, like a breath of mossy forest floor, without the funk. Bernard’s son Mathieu tells us the Grézeaux vineyard does particularly well after a sunny late season, such as the one they had in 2014. A bit of that sun manifests itself in the glass, rounding out the already supple tannins. –Emily Spillmann

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• Vintage 2014
• Bottle Size 750mL
• Blend Cabernet Franc
• Appellation Chinon
• Country France
• Region Loire
• Vineyard 65 years, 3 ha
• Soil Gravel
• Winemaker Matthieu & Bernard Baudry
• Aging Aged for twelve months in barrel and are not fined or filtered
• Farming Organic
• Alcohol 12.5%