Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Reserve 2022 south-western-australia With a touch of mineral

With a touch of mineral

but it is the most complex

taking only the grapes that are at their peak of botrytisation on each of several passes that he makes for each row of vines

expression of the fable rocky Achleiten terroir

Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Reserve 2022 south-western-australia With a touch of mineral55 % Grenache Noir, 45 % Mourvdre from 70 year old vines in the lieu dits of La Guigasse and Pignan, yielding only 19 hl ha. Hand picked and hand sorted, 100 % destemmed then natural yeast co fermented in tronconique wooden casks. Cuvaison lasts 35 days with extraction via plunging and delestage (rack and return). Matured for 14 months in 88 % old demi muids (600 L) and 12 % in amphora.