Fabrice Gasnier - Chinon - Les Graves 2023

BIODYNAMIC

Keywords :  Fruit / Pleasure / Easy-drinking

The wine : Les Graves is an easy-drinking and juicy cuvée expressing itself with a very beautiful intensity on fresh red and black fruits (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, etc.). The tasting is a great pleasure thanks to this purity of fruit expressed in all the cuvées of the Gasnier family. A truly beautiful, easy-drinking and characterful Chinon, ideal as an aperitif with a charcuterie board or during a meal with poultry and red meat.

Volume : 75cl

Type : Red wine

Grape variety : 100% Cabernet Franc

AOC : Chinon

Aging potential : Ready to drink now and can be kept until 2029

Serving temperature : 14-16°C

The estate : Located in Cravant-les-Côteaux, at the heart of one of the most beautiful terroirs of the Chinon appellation, Fabrice Gasnier has been at the head of the estate, owned by his family since the early 20th century, since 1990. Covering 35 hectares of clay-limestone, siliceous, and gravel soils, all the cuvées have been certified in Biodynamic Agriculture (Demeter) since 2008. More than 90% of the production is dedicated to reds with Cabernet Franc as the sole grape variety. Harvesting is done by hand and vinification is mainly carried out in concrete vats with some aging in oak barrels. The purity and depth of the fruit in the family’s wines prove the impeccable management of the estate’s vines, producing extremely healthy grapes.