Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 2001 Consignment The seven botanicals—fig

The seven botanicals—fig

Inspired by a springtime hike in Big Sur - botanical forward Elderflower and Sage

All natural ingredients

For those seeking a Champagne rosé with depth

Mostly Chardonnay from the limestone vineyards of Vertus

Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 2001 Consignment The seven botanicals—figThe 2001 Saint Julien vintage has always sat in the shadow of 2000 and 2005, which is exactly why bottles like this are still worth drinking the wines were classically built, never overripe, and have aged on a long, steady curve. Branaire Ducru's Fourth Growth, traditional style is a natural fit for this kind of vintage: now well into the secondary stage, with cedar and tobacco coming forward but plenty of fruit still in the mid palate. A drinking