Clos LOUIE
Red
- 2021
- Côtes de Castillon
Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 93/100 Coup de ♥ “A delicious interpretation of a contemporary Bordeaux, this 2021 focuses on a frank expression of fruit. Not so commonplace in a vintage where many of the region's wines lack substance.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2025-2038
- Organic certification :
- 2012
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Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 93/100 Coup de ♥ "The 2023 showcases the magnificent maturity of this Merlot with floral nuances and great sincerity of expression. A full-bodied wine with incredible density in dry extracts, all carried by a sensation of great energy. Keep it for another two years, it needs to blend."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2012