"This renowned cru has once again distinguished itself with this very fine 2020, which has benefited from the utmost care and attention, with a complex ageing process combining barrel, concrete egg and dolia (earthenware jar). A deep color tending towards black, a greedy, tasty nose evoking chocolate, cloves, menthol and very ripe black fruits, the approach is engaging. What follows is equally profound: great density, volume, powerful yet mellow tannins, explosive fruit well blended with wood, a very long finish that brings back freshness and energy. A great Medoc for ageing. (Le Guide Hachette 2024) - Delivery in wooden cases possible for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected).
Features
Estate
Clos Manou
Vintage
2020
Designation
Médoc
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
57% Merlot, 34% Cabernet sauvignon, 5% Petit verdot, 4% Cabernet franc
Terroirs
30% clayey gravel, 27% Couquèques limestone, 25% sand, 13% clayey sand, 5% gravelly sand
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual in crates
Winemaking
Traditional with double sorting of grapes on vibrating tables and vatting with a peristaltic pump (cold pre-fermentation at 8° to 10° for 48 to 72 hours), pumping over in concrete vats and punching down in wooden and concrete vats, and pressing with a vertical press.
Breeding
On lees with stirring, 34% in new French wood barrels for 17 months, 57% in 7 hls concrete eggs and 13 hls Dolia for 12 months, 5% in 8 hls earthenware jars for 6 to 8 months and 4% in 500L French wood barrels of 1 wine for 17 months.
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Beautiful, dark, intense colour
Nose
Inviting notes of dark fruit, chocolate and woody spices
Mouth
Medium to full-bodied, an explosion of fruit, with temperament, freshness and precision.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2035+
Production
68,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with beef tartare, apple boudin, roast pork stuffed with prunes...
Clos Manou
Médoc
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Françoise and Stéphane Dief's vineyards are in the commune of Saint-Christoly, and thanks to the most subtle vinification and ageing in wood, they extract the clos-manou, with the intention of producing a wine for ageing, very pure and of great stylistic perfection. For petit-manou, part of the harvest is now matured in seven-hectoliter concrete eggs. These are red wines deeply rooted in the Médoc terroir, with the structure necessary for ageing. The ambitious cuvée clos-manou demonstrates great expertise, but the second wine, petit-manou, is also well worth a visit.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2024) 3*Coup de Coeur (Exceptional wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
This renowned cru has once again distinguished itself with this very fine 2020, which has benefited from the utmost care and attention, with a complex ageing process combining barrel, concrete egg and dolia (earthenware jar). A deep color tending towards black, a greedy, tasty nose evoking chocolate, cloves, menthol and very ripe black fruits, the approach is engaging. What follows is equally profound: great density, volume, powerful yet mellow tannins, explosive fruit well blended with wood, a very long finish that brings back freshness and energy. A great Medoc for laying down. 2028-2038
About the domain :
In 1998, Stéphane Dief and his wife Françoise rented 12 ares to create their own vineyard. From purchases of individual plots to acquisitions of carefully selected petits crus, their property now extends over 17 hectares, with some very old vines, including a small parcel of pre-phylloxera Merlot planted in 1850. It has become a benchmark in the Médoc.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2023) 92/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Clos Manou 2020 has revealed itself brilliantly. It unfurls aromas of dark berries, plum, spice and licorice in the glass. It's medium to full-bodied, with a deep core of vibrant fruit framed by soft, powdery tannins, and finishes with a long, violet-accented finish. Seamlessly constructed, this is a formidable example of haute-couture winemaking that would embarrass many a Crus Classés. 2025-2055
About the domain :
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 94/100
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
All the latest vintages can be bought with confidence. The 2020 is one of them, if not THE most accomplished. A delicious, seductive and round wine, with all the charm of well-aged Merlot and silky tannins.
About the domain :
This small 18-hectare estate in the northern Médoc, in the commune of Saint-Christoly, is run with passion by Françoise and Stéphane Dief. Carefully tended vines and perfectly controlled vinification give the wines both charm and depth. A wonderful discovery away from the road of the grands crus classés, and a remarkable value for money.
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated wine (guide 2022) 92/100
About the wine:
Clos Manou 2020 is opulent and flamboyant, just as it was en primeur. An explosion of black cherry jam, chocolate, new leather, spice and sweet oak saturates the palate. All the elements are so well balanced in an irresistible 2020, even now. 2024-2035
Yves Beck
Wine rated (guide 2022) 94/100
About the wine:
As usual, Clos Manou reveals itself with subtlety. Stéphane Dief's eye for detail is unquestionable, yet every year the winemaker has to start from scratch, ask himself the right questions and approach the vintage with hindsight, while being attentive and responsive to its particularities. The 2020 is a talented balancing act that sails between maturity and freshness on the olfactory level. With its fine, powerful tannins, it has an acid structure that ensures temperament and freshness. The result is convincing on every level. What serenity, precision and persistence in this wine! 2027-2045
Jean-Marc Quarin
Wine rated (guide 2023) 92/100
About the wine:
Intense, dark color. Very aromatic, pure nose, with fresh, ripe, finely creamy fruit. Meticulous on the entry, very tasty in the middle, with class in the touch, the wine melts away towards a long finish of coated and even perfumed tannicity. Very good indeed.
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