Château d'Esclans - Les Clans 2017

Name: Château d'Esclans - Les Clans 2017
Brand: Château d'Esclans
Rating: 4 (5 reviews)

Côtes de Provence|Rosé wine

Provence

Rosé

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4/5 (5 customers)

93/100

James Suckling

(2016 vintage notes)

A delicate pale pink color, Les Clans is the "little sister" cuvée of the prestigious Garrus. The wine is light and accessible when young. Pleasant, elegant red berry fruit, sweet spices and lively tension provide the freshness we've come to expect. Delivery in wooden cases for orders of 3 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).

Features

Estate

Château d'Esclans

Cuvée

Les Clans

Vintage

2017

Designation

Côtes de Provence

Region

Provence

Grape varieties

Grenache et Rolle

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Destemming and light crushing at 7-8°C to avoid oxidation. 90% free-run juice, 10% press juice. No maceration. Alcoholic fermentation in new and 2nd year 600L demi-muids. Bâtonnage in Burgundian style twice a week for 10 months.

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Slightly orange-salmon color

Nose

Subtle wood spices and intense red fruit aromas

Mouth

Beautiful texture. Structure, richness and power on the palate.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/2h before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with asparagus and avocado tartar, sea bream with fennel...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2018 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Since 2006, this estate has belonged to Sacha Lichine, former owner of Château Prieuré-Lichine in Margaux. With the help of Patrick Léon (ex-Mouton-Rothschild), he has largely taken over to produce wines of great definition. Their Garrus cuvée is probably the most expensive Provence rosé on the market.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated domain (2018 guide) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

A famous match manufacturer from Marseilles in the 1850s, Joseph Toussaint Caussemille was one of the many owners of Château d'Esclans, and gave his name to the estate, which was commissioned by a 19th-century building inspired by Tuscan villas and built on the remains of a medieval château. Sacha Lichine, son of the late Alexis Lichine, former owner of Château Prieuré-Lichine, took over this 267-hectare estate (including 44 hectares of vines) in 2006, renowned for its wood-aged rosés.

James Suckling

Rated 93/100 (Vintage 2016)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 5 reviews