From vines 20 to 40 years old, Domaine Fabrice Gasnier's Les Graves comes from south-facing vines. This organic Chinon is greedy, fruity and beautifully mature. Enjoy it over 5 years.
Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 89/100
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A superb white Chinon, the Coteaux de Sonnay du domaine Gasnier. The wine is rich, gourmand, developing on notes of yellow fruit, apricot. Long-lasting and delicious!
A superb white Chinon, the Coteaux de Sonnay du domaine Gasnier. The wine is rich, gourmand, developing on notes of yellow fruit, apricot. Beautiful length and great gourmandise!"The domaine Fabrice Gasnier has been a family estate for four generations. The estate, which extends over some 30 hectares, is located around the village of Chezelet in the commune of Cravant les Coteaux.The domaine Fabrice Gasnier favors constant exchanges between nature and the winemaker in order to bring out the character traits of the vintage.Its desire is to best interpret the Chinon terroir by respecting the rigorous principles of organic farming.Biodynamics seeks to reinforce the vitality and resistance of plants, by improving natural exchanges. It also makes the vine receptive to the cosmos, to the effect of the moon. In this way, the expression of terroir in the grapes is optimized and reflected in the wines. Biodynamic wines guarantee a good expression of terroir. The estate's prices are very reasonable, so take advantage of them! Guide des meilleurs vins de France : For four generations, the Gasnier family has run this Cravant-les-Coteaux estate. Fabrice works 23 ha entirely cultivated on light soils. In his cuvées, we find the floral notes and delicate textures, never very long but so easily digestible, that have made the legend of Rabelaisian Chinons. Queue du Poëlon, which highlights a parcel of 6-year-old vines, is aged in concrete tanks.
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100% Chenin
Grilled fish, vegetable tian, cheeses
From vines 20 to 40 years old, Domaine Fabrice Gasnier's Les Graves comes from south-facing vines. This organic Chinon is greedy, fruity and beautifully mature. Enjoy it over 5 years.
Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 89/100
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