2023 Didier Fornerol Bourgogne Rouge, France Cakebread Cellars Élevage runs 15–18 months in

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

Gewurztraminer 50%

With that in mind

a hybrid variety developed by Cornell University in 1945

Vine Age: Average 35 years old

2023 Didier Fornerol Bourgogne Rouge, France Cakebread Cellars Élevage runs 15–18 months inThe 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.