Le Clos 2019
Rhône Valley - Saint-Joseph
 
                            Ratings
Tasting notes
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Appearance:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Dark, garnet black with purple highlights throughout. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Nose:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Lovely notes of dark fruit (cherry, blackberry), beautiful minerality with graphite notes. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Palate:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Soft, rich and elegant on entry. Very fine, silky tannins. Long-lingering finish and aromatic notes reminiscent of the granite terroir
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                Sommelier's advice: 
                                                                                    
                                        Already stands out for its atypical and exotic nose, shows great contained power, black and dense. A superb wine with great potential.
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Grape variety/varieties:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                100% Syrah.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Harvest:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                The bunches are cut then transported to the winery in small crates.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Soil:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Brown soils derived from coarse-grained, black mica granite, fractured and locally altered.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vinification:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Alcoholic fermentation is carried out in a small, 30 HL, concrete vat with long maceration for around 5 weeks.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Ageing:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Entirely in barrels for around 20 months period (25% new barrels).
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Alcohol content:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                13.5
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                         
                         
                     
                         
                 
                 
                 
                