La Croix de Saint-Georges is a Janoueix-family Pomerol estate — part of the Joanne / Janoueix portfolio that has long worked the right bank with a steady
or a simple fireside evening
and serious staying power
This is Muscadet pulled toward grand-cru white-Burgundy territory: textured
tastes like nowhere else — deep purple
Bedrock Wine Company, Sonoma County Nervo Ranch Heritage, 2019 nrhonecount0917 La Croix de Saint-Georges isNervo Ranch clings to a steep 25 to 35 degree slope of decomposed shale just outside Geyserville in the Alexander Valley, with its oldest vines dating to 1896. It was once the source for the old Nervo Winery's "California Burgundy," and that patchwork heritage survives in the bottle: a Zinfandel led field blend co fermented with Petite Sirah, Negrette, Carignan, Grenache, Trousseau Noir, and a long tail of red and white rarities. Bedrock works it with