Domaine des CROIX Corton Grand Cru "La Vigne au Saint" 2022

Wine Region: Rhone-Valley - France

Grape: Syrah

Tasting notes: There are four-and-a-half barrels of the superb 2022 Corton Grand Cru La Vigne Au Saint, a deep, full-bodied and perfumed wine evocative of cassis, orange zest, exotic spices and rose petals. Layered and seamless, it concludes with a sapid, saline finish. An ardent admirer as I am of Croix's Beaune bottlings, this year it's the Vigne Au Saint that gets my nod as the king of the cellar. - William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

About the Winery:
David Croix's well-deserved reputation as one of the leading talents among his generation in the Côte de Beaune is founded on hard work in the vineyards, something I regularly witness in the Beaune premiers crus where I have the good fortune to have him as a neighbor. Soils are cultivated mechanically or by animal traction; canopies are hedged late and high or managed by "tressage" without cutting their apical shoots; harvesting privileges full physiological maturity; and in the winery, winemaking is classical, often retaining some stems, followed by élevage in barrels and, for some cuvées, foudres. 

Expert ratings:
The Wine Advocate : 96/100