Béatrice et Pascal Lambert: Vineyards
This Chinon domaine is located on a road off the D21, west of Cravant-les-Coteaux, a few hundred metres east of the Bernard Baudry domaine in Sonnay. As I alluded to in my introductory paragraphs on the preceding page, it is not to be confused with the domaine of Patrick Lambert, an easy mistake to make perhaps, especially as Patrick happens to have more prominently positioned roadside facilities on this same stretch of the D21.
The domaine has grown considerably from the 3.5 hectares they cultivated in the late 1980s, and today there are about 21 hectares cultivated here, divided between the communes of Chinon and Cravant-les-Coteaux. Although the domaine is located in prime position on the limestone côte the vines are, as is usual for most domaines in this region, scattered in multiple plots across the varied terroirs that are associated with the appellation. This means there are some vines planted on the alluvial gravels which are on the plain of the Vienne, and there are others on the Turonian limestone, usually with clay, of the côte. Pascal also casts the spotlight on the flinty soils of the region, easily overlooked, with one of his cuvées.
