Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette - Hérault Les Clapas blanc 2022
Languedoc
White
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Drink or Keep
92/100
RVF
"This gastronomic white combines its southern character with the minerality and freshness of L'Escalette.
"Les Clapas blanc 2022 shows itself to be very fair in this warm year, textured but energetic, with lovely bitters." (Le Guide RVF 2025) A blend of Carignan blanc, Grenache blanc and Terret Bourret, Les Clapas blanc expresses itself in a subtle, saline mouthfeel.
Features
Estate
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette
Cuvée
Les Clapas
Vintage
2022
Designation
IGP Hérault
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
50% Carignan blanc, 40% Grenache blanc, 10% Terret Bourret
Terroirs
Limestone scree terraces surrounded by drystone walls called clapas, nestled at an altitude of 350 metres at the foot of the Larzac plateau.
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Alcoholic fermentation in 13 hl truncated wooden vats and barrels with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation.
Breeding
In truncated wooden vats
Alcohol content
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Clear, pale yellow colour
Nose
Elegant, fine, mineral, with aromas of citrus (lime), white flowers and mentholated notes.
Mouth
Saline marked by minerality and finesse, straightforward.
Serve
Decant at 12°C
Open
1/4 hour before
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to velvety cauliflower with Roquefort, stewed monkfish with red onions and coconuts, or veal paupiettes with carrots and citrus fruit...
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette
PGI Hérault
Expert opinion
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Area rated Recommended (Recommended)
About the domain :
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette has 20 hectares of biodynamic vines, planted on terraces with low dry-stone walls known as "clapas". It is perched at an altitude of 350 m in the Larzac foothills. Julien Zernott and Delphine Rousseau settled here in 2003. With the help of the intense biodiversity of the surrounding area and the exclusive use of organic products, they work the vineyard in a way that respects nature.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 92/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Les Clapas blanc 2022 shows itself to be just right in this warm year, textured but energetic, with beautiful bitters.
About the domain :
Located to the north-west of the Terrasses du Larzac, in the beautiful area of Pégairolles de l'Escale and Lauroux, this 20-hectare estate has been owned by Julien and Delphine Zernott since 2003. The vineyard comprises some fifty terraces on limestone scree, with a high proportion of very old vines. This terroir is in good hands with this talented and determined couple. While the whites confirm their great elegance, all the reds presented this year are of the highest order, graceful, with exemplary tactile management and ageing.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.2/5
out of 4 reviews
Note and review by M. PIERRE C. Published on 20/09/2024
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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 05/11/2023
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