Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Granges Chinon Cabernet Franc

8.836 ratings

8.715 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

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

8.4

Not a huge mid pallets but it is what you would expect.

Not a huge mid pallets but it is what you would expect.

1 person found it helpfulSep 27th, 2013

8.9

2011.

2011.

Apr 29th, 2014

8.5

Chinon, baby!

Chinon, baby!

Feb 22nd, 2014

8.7

Very approachable. Fruitier than expected for an old world cab franc yet earthy and moderate. Very nice.

Very approachable. Fruitier than expected for an old world cab franc yet earthy and moderate. Very nice.

Jan 12th, 2014

Gregory Fulchiero

8.5

Dry

Dry

Nov 2nd, 2013

Collin-Peter Casey

Northern California Sales Manager Weygandt-Metzler Importing

My 2nd favorite producer of cab franc anywhere. I could live on Baudry.

My 2nd favorite producer of cab franc anywhere. I could live on Baudry.

Sep 2nd, 2013

6.2

Not sure if we got a bad bottle but we ended up dumping this one out

Not sure if we got a bad bottle but we ended up dumping this one out

Mar 7th, 2015

9.1

Benchmark.

Benchmark.

Dec 31st, 2013

8.6

Cab franc ; black sheep in Jville. 10/7/13

Cab franc ; black sheep in Jville. 10/7/13

Oct 10th, 2013

8.6

Dark, nearly full-bodied but with enough acid and earthy funk to make it very food-friendly

Dark, nearly full-bodied but with enough acid and earthy funk to make it very food-friendly

Mar 19th, 2013