Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2023 Domaine du Clos des Fées

Name: Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2023 Domaine du Clos des Fées
Brand: Clos des Fées
SKU: 23W061
Price: 9845 JPY
Availability: InStock

SKU: 23W061

樹齢100年が育てた、南仏白の頂点。

樹齢100年の古木から生まれる、グルナッシュ・ブラン主体の白。淡い色調に黄金色の輝きをたたえ、白桃やアーモンドの花、金雀児の花を思わせる繊細な香りが立ちます。口に含むと豊潤でリッチ、伸びのある酸が美しく調和し、フィニッシュには心地よい甘みの印象を残します。地中海らしいボリュームとフレッシュさを併せ持つ、実質辛口の仕上がり。フォアグラのポワレと。

¥9,845

在庫残り49本

付与予定ポイント: pt

Serving temperature 10–12°C

Recommended glass White wine glass (larger bowl)

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Tasting note

Tasting note

Pale in color, with a golden sheen. Delicate aromas of white peach, almond blossom, and blooming jasmine flowers. Rich and opulent on the palate. A surprisingly pleasant sweet finish (effectively dry (less than 2g)). Very long finish and volume, fruity, fresh drinking feeling, A Mediterranean style, a unique wine that demonstrates the greatness of its varietal.

Food pairing

Pan-fried foie gras Veal court (loin on the bone) with morels Langoustines in lemongrass and ginger sauce

Wine details

Producer: Clos des Fées
Region: Roussillon
Appellation: IGP Cote Catalan
Vintage: 2023
Grape varieties: 94% Grenache Blanc, 6% Grenache Gris
Volume: 750ml

Winemaking & technical data

Cultivation
A Masaru Selection plot (3.5ha) made from 100-year-old vines.
Located in the Haupoul terroir, adjacent to Vinglou, on the edge of a national forest of over 1,000 hectares.
Located at an altitude of 300m, the soil is cool, clayey and limestone, and very stony.
The sea breeze or tramontane (the name of a strong northerly wind that blows from Languedoc to Roussillon)
A late-ripening plot that continues to blow for more than 250 days a year.
The Grenache Gris comes from old vines trained to Gobelis (a mix of Gris, Blanc and Noir).
They are harvested complementary.

Vinification
The harvest date was chosen to allow for the expression of fully ripe fruit while maintaining freshness and tension.
The grapes are hand-picked, sorted in the fields, and transported in refrigerated trucks. The chilled grapes are then left whole in bunches.
Gentle pneumatic pressing. Grenache Blanc is slowly fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, while Grenache Gris is fermented in five-times-used barrels with batonnage.
Aged on the lees for a total of 8 months. No malolactic fermentation. No fining.
Weakly filtered, very low SO2 (25mg/L at bottling).

About this bottle

Very long finish and volume, fruity, fresh drinking experience

This is the pinnacle of southern French white wines, born from century-old vines. It brings out the pure power of Grenache Blanc, revealing delicate aromas of white peach and almond blossom. The richness and sustained acidity are beautifully balanced in the mouth, with a pleasant, lingering sweetness on the finish, creating a unique flavor. Nurtured by the Mediterranean sunshine and cool breezes, this elegant and profound white wine will become even more impressive with age. An exceptional wine.

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Returns and exchanges

Conditions and time limits

Because these are beverages, we are generally unable to accept returns or exchanges for reasons of personal preference. Please order with care.

Even with chilled delivery, a rapid change in temperature can cause slight seepage. This does not affect the quality of the wine, and we are unable to offer an exchange or refund in such cases. Every bottle is visually checked before packing.

Where the fault is ours, returns and exchanges are accepted within 7 days of delivery.
We are unable to help after that period, so thank you for your understanding.

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About the producer

Domaine du Clos des Fees

[A producer who has taken Roussillon wine to another level]

In French, "clos" means a small vineyard surrounded by a wall, and "fée" means a fairy, so the name of the domaine, "Le Clos des Fées," means the vineyard where fairies would live if they existed.

Located in a remote area of the Mediterranean dry region known as the Garrigue, Le Clos des Fées is surrounded by low, dried-up stone walls, creating a landscape that looks like it came straight out of a postcard.

Since ancient times, generations of grape growers have used their wisdom and patience to remove large and small stones buried in the fields one by one by hand and horse, and then pile them up.

The grapes are grown in seven different areas, each with its own special terroir. One of them is blessed with exceptional soil, red clay of alluvial origin, with a high content of round pebbles, reminiscent of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

This acidic soil gives Mourvèdre a richness that cannot be found anywhere else. Vinification is traditional, but the ageing process varies depending on the cuvée: Sorcières is in stainless steel tanks, Vieilles Vignes in oak barrels, and Clos des Fées in oak barrels for both vinification and ageing.

The Domaine is led by Hervé Bizzle, who was crowned French national sommelier champion in 1981 and has since followed his instincts to pursue a wide range of wine-related careers, including restaurant management and gastronomy journalism.

It is a famous anecdote that the flagship cuvée Clos des Fées 2001 received a score of 96 points in Wineart issue 16, beating Domaine Goby's Muntada.

Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2023 Domaine du Clos des Fées

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