2023 Didier Fornerol Bourgogne Rouge, France Cakebread Cellars a hybrid variety developed by

a hybrid variety developed by Cornell University in 1945

Élevage runs 15–18 months in French oak with roughly one-half to two-thirds new barrels

orange and cardamon—to name just a few

using gentle extraction and native yeasts to preserve finesse and site expression

Once fermentation is complete it is unracked until winter

2023 Didier Fornerol Bourgogne Rouge, France Cakebread Cellars a hybrid variety developed byThe Bourgogne Rouge comes from a 1 hectare parcel south of the village of Corgoloin. The vines on average are now twenty years old. The grapes are not destemmed and the extractions are light with manual punchdowns and some pumping over. The wine is aged for fourteen to sixteen months entirely in barrel, only around 10% of which is new.