Domaine des Croix
Grand Cru, Premier Cru & Village, Beaune & Corton
A grower making the case for Beaune as seriously as anyone in the appellation.
No deposit, no obligation. Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
The Allocation Program
Availability
Future release
Nothing listed yet
Access
By allocation
For Lamont’s clients
Why we follow Domaine des Croix
The estate
Beaune is the third-largest appellation on the Côte d'Or and has fewer than ten growers bottling their own wine. David Croix has made it his business to change how the place is regarded. He came from Montlouis in the Loire, trained under Benjamin Leroux at Comte Armand, and at twenty-four took charge of the négociant house Camille Giroud, running it from 2002 to 2016. Domaine des Croix was established in 2005 when a group of American investors bought the former Domaine Duchet and installed him to run it under his own name. The domaine is his own estate fruit; his other projects are separate ventures.
The vineyards
Just under eight hectares, with an average vine age around fifty years, farmed organically though without certification. The focus is squarely on Beaune premier cru: Les Grèves, Bressandes, Pertuisots, Cent Vignes and Les Teurons. Grand cru Corton and Corton-Charlemagne sit above them, and there is a hectare in Saint-Romain.
In the glass
Moderate whole-bunch inclusion on the reds, indigenous-yeast fermentation in open wooden tanks, then around sixteen months in older oak followed by a few months settling in tank. The two whites ferment in barrel with generally no new wood at all. The result is Beaune with body and texture, which is not what the appellation is usually given credit for. Neal Martin, writing for The Wine Advocate, described Croix as "a winemaker with that 'touch'."
With Lamont’s
Offered through Lamont’s Allocation Program, generally following the April release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
The wines
Request individual wines, or register interest in the whole estate. We will contact you when an allocation is confirmed.
The whole Domaine des Croix range
For collectors who would consider any available Domaine des Croix allocation, across every tier.
Grand Cru
Corton Grand Cru
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Premier Cru
Les Grèves
Beaune 1er Cru
Bressandes
Beaune 1er Cru
Pertuisots
Beaune 1er Cru
Les Cent Vignes
Beaune 1er Cru
Release and availability
How it works
- 1Choose a producer.
- 2Register your interest.There is no purchase or commitment.
- 3Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
Next expected release: April. Timing is indicative and can move with the producer or the vintage. View the allocation calendar
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How allocations are offered
It records which producers and wines interest you, so we know who to contact when a release is confirmed.
Availability depends on what arrives and how many customers are waiting. In some years there is very little to go round.
Our team considers purchase history, genuine interest and intended enjoyment. We would rather a case went to someone who will open it and tell us what they thought than to whoever asked first.
Change your requests at any time from My allocation requests. Release timing moves with the producer and the vintage, so the months on the release calendar are a guide rather than a promise.
Explore the Allocation Program
See upcoming releases from Domaine des Croix and other benchmark estates.