2024 Domaine de la Grange aux Belles 'La Chaussee Rouge' Loire, Vin de France Deanston and 25-year-old French Cognac barrels

and 25-year-old French Cognac barrels (that come from France with traces of Cognac still remaining in the pores of the wooden staves)

plus some larger and very scenic plots of Bourgogne Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the Haute-Côte near the winery in Meloisey

The average age of the vineyards is 28 years old

From winemaker Michael Cruse: Lean and mineral

alpine water of Mars Shinshu

2024 Domaine de la Grange aux Belles 'La Chaussee Rouge' Loire, Vin de France Deanston and 25-year-old French Cognac barrelsFrom organically farmed vines on schist and clay heavy soils in the Anjou zone of the Loire, this blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grolleau is fermented whole cluster with about eight days of carbonic maceration and bottled with minimal sulfur