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JÉRÔME BEZIOS AT DOMAINE<br />
LA CROIX DES MARCHANDS<br />
TASTING WINE<br />
THE CELLAR AT DOMAINE<br />
LA CROIX DES MARCHANDS<br />
range. “Our advantage is that we work on two out of the three Gaillac terroirs – the<br />
left bank of the Tarn with its gravel terraces, and the right bank with its clay-limestone<br />
hillsides”, comments Jérôme Bezios. “The first one yields fruit-forward,<br />
spicy reds and the second produces more structured, concentrated wines”. The<br />
winery also boasts heirloom, characterful grape varieties which produce wines<br />
with a very different flavour to Bordeaux. “Customers today want easier drinking<br />
reds with ripe fruit and very fine tannins”, comments Bezios. “We export 5 to 10%<br />
of our wines to Europe and the United States, where customers are very receptive<br />
to their value for money”.<br />
FRONTON<br />
CHÂTEAU BAUDARE: THE ART OF NÉGRETTE<br />
Château Baudare is an essential stop for anyone wishing to discover all the qualities<br />
of Fronton through its elegant, appetising reds and its fresh, aromatic rosés.<br />
Although it is grown in the Vendée and the French islands of Ré and Oléron, along<br />
with California, 96% of Négrette in France is located in Fronton. Across the estate’s<br />
50 hectares of vineyards, the variety, with its intense black colour, is planted on<br />
three different but complementary soil types – sandy, clayey and flinty stones.<br />
This variety lends complexity and finesse to the blends. The family-run property,<br />
whose first eight hectares of vines were bought by Jean Vigouroux in 1882, has been<br />
managed by fifth-generation winegrower David Vigouroux since 1996.<br />
14 AUTUMN 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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