Domaine de la Croix Bastide Blanche Côtes de Provence Cru Classé (Red)

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  • 2023

    Opaque ruby. A heavyweight wine featuring big, chewy dark fruit, juicy brambles, and a classic aromatic profile of forest floor and garrigue. Despite the high extraction and textured, firm tannins, the wine maintains excellent balance and a blue mineral length. Well-integrated alcohol and juicy acidity make it exceptionally approachable. The kind of wine where you’re halfway through the bottle before you even realize it; crunchy, easy-drinking, and charming

    Tasted March 2026

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About us

We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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