and built to flatter a steak
The Ferrara family has grown grapes in Irpinia since the 1880s
the fruit has shifted from primary toward dried cherry and forest floor
Bedell Cabernet Franc shows firm
this is a blend of Touriga Nacional and Espadeiro
Bernard Baudry, Chinon Les Grezeaux, 2023 November 2024 Private Cellar Offer and built to flatter aBernard 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