Clos Marie, 2018 Pic Saint Loup, Metairies du Clos


Producer


Vintage

2018

Region

FranceLanguedoc & Roussillon

Appellation

Pic Saint Loup

Cuvée

Metairies du Clos, Vieilles Vignes

Varietal

Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah

Farming

Biodynamic

Vinification

Concrete Vat Fermented, Indigenous yeast fermented, Large format barrel aged, Unfined & Unfiltered, Whole Cluster Fermented

Soil Type

Alluvium Soil, Chalky Limestone, Gravelly loam

Note

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50% Carignan, 30% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 5% Cinsault
Produced from vines averaging over 60 years old, this wine was aged 1/3 in large ovals and 2/3 in 1-2 year old barrels where the yields were 25hl/hectare. Very impressive deep, brooding dark fruit combine with ripe tannins and an opulent body to produce a very seductive wine. Some game and mushrooms in the nose give way to bright, dark cherry fruit aromas. Will age gracefully for 10-15 years, but delicious and complete now. Some would say priced like a Chateauneuf du Pape. Why? Compare this against any of them and you’ll see. Christophe Peyrus is a top-flight winemaker who intuitively feels how to make a wine sing in just about any vintage. The Europeans discovered him a few years back and there is basically no wine for sale.