Domaine de la Garance - Les Claviers 2012
Languedoc
White
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16/20
RVF
"The spectacularly intense Les Claviers 2012 opens slowly with complex aromas reminiscent of warm butter, sage and dried apricot; highly structured, its palate possesses the restraint and tannic grain of a great red wine." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2015 - RVF) Pierre Quinonero, a talented winemaker, offers here a white with a subtle oxidative style, both disconcerting and very elegant.
Features
Estate
Domaine de la Garance
Cuvée
Les Claviers
Vintage
2012
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
70% Trebbiano, 30% Grenache Gris
Viticulture
non-certified organic
Harvest
at optimum maturity
Winemaking
direct pressing and immediate barrel ageing without settling
Breeding
11 months in oak barrels
Alcohol content
13 %
Tasting & pairing
Nose
citrus and white flower aromas with a subtle woody touch
Mouth
fresh, with notes of white fruit (apple, pear...) and honey
Serve
at 10-12°C
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2022
Production
3,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
goes very well with creamy roast poultry or sole meunière,
Domaine de la Garance
Vin de France
Expert opinion
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2019 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Les Claviers 2012, with its spectacular intensity, opens slowly with complex aromas evoking warm butter, sage and dried apricot; very structured, its palate has the restraint and tannic grain of a great red wine.
About the domain :
After a period with the cooperative, Pierre Quinonero and Murielle Clavier proceeded with their first bottling with the 1998 vintage. Situated at the foot of the village of Caux, the vineyard includes old carignan, ugnis and clairette vines, some of which are over a hundred years old. The Grenache and Syrah replantings are the result of massal selections. In the cellar built by friends, the option of whole harvest and long maceration yields a red, Les Armières (90% Carignan), with solid acidity and tannins refined in concrete vats and wooden tuns. Refusing to take the easy way out, the small production of white wines is not lacking in originality. The demanding style makes the wines sometimes difficult to access for neophytes.
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