La Croix de Pérenne

The grapes are picked into crates and entirely destemmed by hand. Wine from this estate is hand-crafted, and made and aged in the time-honoured tradition. No pumps are used. The wine is transferred exclusively by gravity flow, and handled as little as possible to let its natural qualities come to the fore.
Nowadays’ owner: Bernard Magrez
Vineyard magnate Bernard Magrez, whose holdings encompass 21 properties in the Bordeaux region, including legendary Chateau Pape-Clement, and 11 other properties throughout the world, is the man behind this little superstar of a wine. As with all of his properties, everything is done by hand with the help of oenologist consultant Michel Rolland. They make a fabulously rich and concentrated wine from poor soil that is made for winegrowing.
Technique Information 
Location: In the commune of Saint-Genes de Blaye 
Appellation:Appellation Premieres Cotes de Blaye Controlee
Neighboring Chateau:
Acreage: 2.5 hectares
Soil: Clay-limestone with fossilised limestone rock out crops (called gruppes) on the plateau part of the vineyard
Grape Varieties: 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age of vines: 30 years
Cultivation Density: 4,500 vines per hectare
Viticulture: Traditional Bordeaux pruning method. Leaf thinning and green harvesting 
Winemaking: The grapes are hand-picked into small crates. They are destemmed manually and put uncrushed into small, wooden vats by gravity flow. Cool pre-fermentation maceration. Manual punching down. Direct running off via gravity flow into new French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and ageing for 18-24 months.
Yield: 20 to 25 hectolitres per hectare
Brand: La Croix de Pérenne(First Label)(A.O.C. Premieres Cotes de Blaye)
Annually Production: 3,600 bottles 
Character: Dense purple color，aromas of espresso roast, sweet vanilla, black cherries, and blueberries，medium-bodied, tannic. This is part of Bernard Magrez’s special/artisinal wine portfolio.
Best Vintages:La Croix de Pérenne(First Label):2005，2004