"La Croix Boissée 2020 delights us with its exceptional limestone density, a Cabernet of immense depth and class, fully rooted in its terroir, with a finish that lingers airily. To be cellared for a long time or opened from 2030 onwards." (Le Guide RVF 2024)
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Eye
Deep garnet color
Nose
Concentrated, ripe fruit aromas with notes of licorice and minerals (calcareous soil)
Mouth
Very structured with aromas of blackberry, violet, and peony, very present minerality, an airy finish.
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1 hour before in a carafe
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2035+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with game, red meat, chicken stew, beef offal, cheese platter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2025 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Mathieu Baudry has taken full advantage of this exemplary estate in Cravant, which also grows black Melanosporum truffles. His father Bernard continues to support him in the vineyard and the cellar. They have built their reputation on Cabernet Franc wines that are suitable for aging, sappy, dense, and long-lasting, on an estate that covers 30 hectares cultivated organically. The cuvées are named after the terroirs that produce them and are still affordable. Les-granges blends grapes from gravelly and clay soils to produce a supple and fresh wine, while les-grézeaux, grown on clay-siliceous soils, has a beautiful finesse and structure that allows the wine to age well. Deeper, La-Croix-Boissée offers a wine with a tannic heart brought by the clay-limestone soils. The vines of Clos Guillot produce a fleshy, smooth and full-bodied wine, tailor-made for long aging. A superb address that has produced a very successful 2019 vintage.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2024 guide) 96/100 Favorite
Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About wine:
The 2020 Croix Boissée delights us with its exceptional limestone density, a Cabernet of immense depth and class, fully rooted in its terroir, with a finish that lingers airily. One of the greatest expressions of Loire Cabernet Franc. To be cellared for a long time or opened from 2030 onwards.
About the estate:
Bernard Baudry seeks to capture the silky, refined character of Chinon wines, while remaining as faithful as possible to their terroir. This approach, which he pursues with his son Matthieu, is complemented by organic certification and has inspired them to plant ungrafted vines, which have been growing freely for 10 years (following Charles Joguet's plantings in the 1980s), as well as to establish vineyards on forgotten terroirs, such as the excellent Clos Guillot. La Croix Boissée (clay-limestone terroir of Cravant-les-Coteaux), built for aging, has an extra velvety texture and sometimes sweetness in hot years, which could delight Saint-Émilion lovers. This cuvée naturally takes the lead among the great reds of Touraine; however, beware of the animality found in certain cuvées.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer rating
4/5
based on 1 review
Review and opinion by Mr. CLAUDE E. Published on 07/23/2024
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