20 Mille Bordeaux Superieur

20 000 vines/hectare all work at the vine and in the winery is carried out by hand vingt mille is our most exclusive wine produced on just 1. 4 hectares (3. 5 acres) of vineyard. The wine is born from a desire to break the rules innovate and push the expression of the terroir to its very limits. Planted at 20 000 vines per hectare the vineyard is like a japanese garden. The vines are bonzais producing just 3 bunches of exceptionally concentrated fruit. Jean philippe janoueix created a truly grand cru wine that exudes voluptuousness and complexity. Only three to five thousand bottles are produced each vintage and only in excellent vintages. Chateau croix mouton is positioned in the commune of lugon on the clay soils of ‘ile de carney’. The setting is bucolic with true rural charm and during the harvest period we take in the early-morning sunrise over the misty dordogne river from the winery. As the day passes sail boats and cruisers occasionally glide past punctuating the st