Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Grezeaux - 2023 (750ml)

Les Grézeaux is from vines of 40 years on average, planted on gravely soil with a bedrock of limestone and clay. Fermentation with native yeasts and without sulfur or temperature control lasts around two weeks in concrete tanks. Historically this wine was aged in barrique but now stays exclusively in concrete.

91 points Vinous

The youthful 2023 Les Grézeaux offers fresh and pure fruit with bright, salivating acidity. This was sourced from vines growing on the gravel sands just in front of the winery. Winemaker Mathieu Baudry concedes that it's the most difficult of his sites for which to nail the picking date, with a perfect window of just two to three days. There's a definite flesh to the mid-palate, though it doesn't even reach medium body. This aged in cement tanks rather than oak and offers youthful blackberry and raspberry fruit notes. There's a hint of savory smokiness that could be from the gravel or a slight touch of reduction. The 2023 can be enjoyed in the first six to nine years of its life. - By Rebecca Gibb, MW on August 2025