Wine bootle - Mâcon-Cruzille « Clos des vignes du Maynes » Bret Brothers

Bret Brothers Mâcon-Cruzille « Clos des vignes du Maynes »

White
Organic Farming
Keeping
7 years
Age of vines
35 to 55 years
Area
0.25 hectare
Altitude
300 metres
Terroir
Clay and limestone. Very white limestone. Facing East. 35 km (21 miles) North of Mâcon. Biological and Biodynamic Agriculture
Vinification and Ageing
Hand-picked grapes, whole berries pressing, 100% vinified and aged in oak barrel (of 228 liters each) for 11 months.

Undeniably one of our favourites. Ever heard of Cruzille ? Maybe you have if you are an expert. Yet the old vines from this « Clos » which once belonged to the Monks of the Cluny Abbey deserve to be upgraded to « Cru du Mâconnais » level. The 35 to 55 year- old vines of our Mâcon-Cruzille are tended with extreme care and the utmost respect for the soil (ploughing, Biodynamic agriculture).

One character of Cruzille : its late-maturing slope compared to Vinzelles for exemple. But what a wine, such minerality, such cosmic energy in 2007. A superlative wine not for ordinary mmouths. Limited quantities !!

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