2023 Domaine des Croix Beaune 1er Cru "Les Cents Vignes", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE A blend of four parcels planted in the mid 1950s and 1960s from both an upper slope parcel planted in brown gravel clay soil (grze lite) and a lower slope parcel planted in well drained alluvial soils. 15% whole cluster, ambient yeast fermentation in wooden vats. Aged 16 months in used barrels, racked and aged for an additional few months in tank. No fining, no filtration. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER David Croix is originally from Montlouis

” Only 17 hectares of the property’s 45 is planted to vines

authorised in the Champagne region

but the wait for the rains at the end of September was very beneficial

something that Tempranillo doesn’t typically have on its own

an area where viticulture goes back several thousand years

not too rainy: just what was needed for the vine to blossom

San Benito County CA

the farm’s name means “ravine of the Boekenhout” (pronounced Book-n-Howed)

A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon

converting officially with the 2008 vintage

and the vineyard and winery triage is quite severe

and first woman