2023 Christian Ducroux 'La Patience', Beaujolais, France Štajerska Winemaking notes

Winemaking notes

the estate was just able to purchase it back

A new bottling from a one-hectare

22% Flanerie Vineyard (Ribbon Ridge AVA)

soils: clay-based

2023 Christian Ducroux 'La Patience', Beaujolais, France Štajerska Winemaking notesAll of Christians vines (he has a lot his vineyards are planted to a density of 10,000 vines per hectare, all of them Gamay) are planted in the classic pink granite soils of the region. Yields are incredibly low despite the high concentration, usually averaging 25 30 hectoliters per hectare. Everything is harvested by hand in multiple passes as the increased biodiversity among the vines affects how each parcel matures. Fermentations are carried out