2022 Le Clos du Caillou "Le Caillou" CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne, Rhone Valley, France
ABOUT THIS WINE
A blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, and 5% Cinsault.
Hand-picking with sorting in the vineyard and then in the cellar. 80% de-stemming (20% whole clusters) and winemaking in concrete and stainless-steel tanks, with wild yeasts. Aging takes place in concrete tanks for 2 months.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Wines from Le Clos du Caillou are RhĂ´ne blends at their most intense. Concentrated and richly textured, these organically raised, older-vine wines capture the spice and silk of old-vine Grenache grown on the regionâs finest terroirs. Of all the terroir in the CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne appellation, the âclosâ of Caillou has to be one of the most exceptional. Completely surrounded by Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards, this walled parcel of land was intentionally left out of the appellation by the owner, following a bureaucratic spat back in 1936. What this means today is that Caillouâs CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne wines are qualitatively the same, with regard to terroir and exposition, as top Châteauneuf wines.
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ABOUT THIS WINE
A blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, and 5% Cinsault.
Hand-picking with sorting in the vineyard and then in the cellar. 80% de-stemming (20% whole clusters) and winemaking in concrete and stainless-steel tanks, with wild yeasts. Aging takes place in concrete tanks for 2 months.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Wines from Le Clos du Caillou are RhĂ´ne blends at their most intense. Concentrated and richly textured, these organically raised, older-vine wines capture the spice and silk of old-vine Grenache grown on the regionâs finest terroirs. Of all the terroir in the CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne appellation, the âclosâ of Caillou has to be one of the most exceptional. Completely surrounded by Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards, this walled parcel of land was intentionally left out of the appellation by the owner, following a bureaucratic spat back in 1936. What this means today is that Caillouâs CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne wines are qualitatively the same, with regard to terroir and exposition, as top Châteauneuf wines.
