Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Grezeaux 2022A darker, more inward Chinon, shaped by gravel and restraint. Black cherry and cassis lead, edged with violet, graphite, and pencil lead, the fruit wrapped in that unmistakable Baudry signature of iron rich earth and cool tobacco. The palate is taut and deliberatesavory rather than sweetwith firm, fine grained tannins, limestone tension, and a quiet, mouthwatering freshness that keeps everything upright and serious. Less about charm than conviction,

In January 1976

with bright floral and citrus overtones that confer freshness

these questions didn’t matter

muscular tannins let you know you're drinking something serious and elegant

body and elegance

It doesn’t strut or swagger like so many of its Iberian cousins—it leans in

you can load up

There’s a subtle creaminess from time on the lees

Ateo is all wild cherry

As the 12 e Mezzo name suggests

Dad happened to know where all the best Zinfandel fruit on the North Coast was grown

And it shows in this bottle: