Domaine Patrick Baudouin, La Fresnaye-Rouge, 6 Bottle Case 75cl

• Terroir: Left bank of the Layon river, sprinkling of Devonian limestone on schist bedrock
• Vinification: De-stemmed indigenous yeast fermentation. 1 month infusion in tank. Aged in Burgundian barrels (little to no new oak). Bottled in early summer.
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc
• Certified organic.

“Happiness and hard work go together” – reads the inscription on the wall of the Château de la Fresnaye, a 16th century Renaissance-style castle, which shares its soils with this Cabernet Franc.