Château de Clotte

2016 Château de Clotte Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Eight centuries of winemaking history is quite a lot to live up to, but Château de Clotte seems perfectly comfortable with it. The vines here date back to the 13th century, planted on the clay-limestone hills of Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, where Bruno Laporte now carries on the tradition. This is Bordeaux blending at its most enjoyable, with Merlot's generous, juicy fruit meeting the firmer character of Cabernet, while Malbec brings a lovely hint of spice. Ripe, juicy black cherries and plump boysenberries give the wine a wonderfully luscious feel, while a few years in the bottle bring out seductive notes of worn leather and sweet tobacco.
France
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Castillon, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Varietal/Blend:  60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard & Vine Age: The vineyard lies in Les Salles-de-Castillon, on clay-limestone slopes with pockets of blue clay.

Cellar: The wine is vinified plot by plot in small concrete vats, starting with about four days of cold maceration. MLF is split between barrel and concrete, followed by ageing in 50% new oak, 30% one-year-old barrels, and 20% concrete vats.

CSPC:  120787

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

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Château de Clotte
2016 Château de Clotte Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Region:  Castillon, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

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France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Eight centuries of winemaking history is quite a lot to live up to, but Château de Clotte seems perfectly comfortable with it. The vines here date back to the 13th century, planted on the clay-limestone hills of Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, where Bruno Laporte now carries on the tradition. This is Bordeaux blending at its most enjoyable, with Merlot's generous, juicy fruit meeting the firmer character of Cabernet, while Malbec brings a lovely hint of spice. Ripe, juicy black cherries and plump boysenberries give the wine a wonderfully luscious feel, while a few years in the bottle bring out seductive notes of worn leather and sweet tobacco.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  The vineyard lies in Les Salles-de-Castillon, on clay-limestone slopes with pockets of blue clay.

Cellar: The wine is vinified plot by plot in small concrete vats, starting with about four days of cold maceration. MLF is split between barrel and concrete, followed by ageing in 50% new oak, 30% one-year-old barrels, and 20% concrete vats.

CSPC:  120787

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Castillon, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  120787

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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