2023 Maxime Crotet Bourgogne Blanc 'Les Roches' Rioja drawn 2023

drawn 2023

He was for years head of cultivation at Domaine Colombo in Cornas before starting his own domain

Viola Wine Cellars

Western Cape

Pedra de Guix

2023 Maxime Crotet Bourgogne Blanc 'Les Roches' Rioja drawn 2023Like his mentor Frdric Cossard, Crotet seeks to vinify as naturally as possible, without any additives, unless absolutely necessary. That means no added yeast, enzymes or SO2 during the lvage. The wines are fermented in small tanks, and then transferred to small, mostly neutral barrels for 8 10 months depending on the wine. The reds are all fermented without de stemming, with a little carbonic influence to accentuate the fruit. At bottling, there is a