The Croix Boisee comes from on of the top vineyard sites in Chinon, a true Grand Cru!  The style here is more fruit focused as the vintage is more solar, with fine and silky tannins that are long and gentle.  Aromatically endowed with fruit, spice and a touch of smoke, this delivers a classic profile for this much heralded site!

Our Tasting Note:
A deep ruby core, vibrant red ruby edges. The nose is pronounced but elegant with freshness, red currants, cherries, a touch of wood smoke, not a hint of pyrazines, some graphite and tobacco spice finishes it off.  Medium bodied palate, medium acidity and fine, youthful and rip tannins, with pronounced flavor intensity that sails into a med+ finish fruit and spice finish.  *More pleasure than nerdy compared to the Chene Vert!

SOIL TYPE
Lieu-dit on a sunny, south-facing slope made of white micaceous chalk. Regarded as a “Grand Cru site” that is carved up like a prime vineyard from the Côte d’Or with all the best producers having a slice!
VARIETAL
100% Cabernet Franc. 50 to 60 years-old vines.
VITICULTURE
Organic farming since 2000 and biodynamic since 2004. No use of herbicides, pesticides or Phytosanitary products. Various plants such as mustard, oats, and clover are used as cover crop. Soil is enriched with homemade compost and biodynamic preparations 500 and 501. Vineyards are ploughed by horse and harvest is made manually. Hand harvested.
WINEMAKING
100% destemmed. 30 days maceration in old oak tanks. Traditional punching of the cap with the foot. Fermentation with native yeasts. 24 months ageing 500l old oak barrels. No fining & no filtration. No inputs during all winemaking, tiny addition of natural volcanic Sulphur at bottling.