PRODUCER
CLOS DES JARRES
COUNTRY
FRANCE
REGION
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
GRAPE VARIETY
GRENACHE 55%, SYRAH 25% CARIGNAN 20%
VINTAGE
2017
VITICOLTURE
BIODYNAMIC
TASTING NOTES
RED & DARK BERRIES ON THE NOSE, A HINT OF FRESH HERBS & A TOUCH OF SPICE. MEDIUM BODY WITH AN PROMINENT ACIDITY & FIRM TANNINS
CURIOSITY
AS A TEENAGER, VIVIEN STUDIED WINEMAKING IN ALSACE, IN THE DOMAINE LEON BOESCH WHERE HE LEARNT ABOUT KEY PRACTICES IN BIODYNAMIC FARMING. HE THEN SPENT TIME WORKING FOR WINE MAKERS IN NEW ZEALAND AND FRANCE. HE EVENTUALLY DECIDED TO MOVE BACK TO MINERVOIS TO TAKE OVER THE FAMILY VINEYARD. THE FAMILY’S 13 HECTARES OF VINES ARE FARMED ENTIRELY ORGANICALLY & BIODYNAMICALLY AND VIVIEN BELIEVES THAT THE COMBINATION OF BIODYNAMIC PRACTISES AND LIMESTONE BEDROCK ARE THE SECRETS BEHIND THE FRESHNESS & BALANCE OF HIS WINES.