Julien Cruchandeau 'Les Ranches' Ladoix Rouge 2020 ALIGOTE both Santenay and Puligny sides

both Santenay and Puligny sides

He began working in his grandfather’s vineyards in the 1930s and made wine for serving in his bar – wines that repeatedly won prizes in the annual Fiesta de Albarino in Cambados

It sits somewhere in the middle between brandy and a liquor

at which point it is then bottled unfiltered and allowed to rest in the cool cellars of Sant’Anna for an additional 6 months before being released

Julien Cruchandeau 'Les Ranches' Ladoix Rouge 2020 ALIGOTE both Santenay and Puligny sidesMusician turned winemaker Julien Cruchandeau has been farming Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Hautes Ctes de Nuits and NSG since 2010, producing small batch wines in a hands off style. Les Cabottes is just as fun and crowd pleasing as its maker, showing flavors of crunchy red fruit, mushrooms, and wet earth, marked by silky, well integrated tannins. Serve slightly chilled with red meats, risotto, or game. VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE Les Ranches means