CLOS DES MENUTS
Saint-Emilion Grand CRU
Deliciously fragrant and delicious, Clos des Menuts is a fruity, fine, well-balanced wine.
85%
Merlot
10%
Cabernet Sauvignon
5%
Cabernet Franc
CULTURE: Integrated cultivation (no herbicides, ecological tillage, manual leaf removal, green harvesting), meeting all the requirements for HVE3 (High Environmental Value) certification obtained in 2019.
VINIFICATION :
After manual harvesting and careful sorting (using an optical eye machine), the grapes are transferred to concrete vats at a gentle temperature for fermentation in temperature-controlled vats. During the first few days, the wine is pumped over two or three times a day to extract the best tannins. The wine is then aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (1/3 new barrels, 1/3 one-year-old barrels and 1/3 two-year-old barrels).
CLOS des MENUTS is a round, powerful wine for laying down, with subtle tannins. Its deep colour is the result of well-controlled extraction. A lovely nose of ripe grapes wrapped in an elegant woodiness with hints of toast and vanilla. These impressions are confirmed on the palate.
Medals & Tasting notes:
2020
GOLD medal, Challenge International 2023
2019
GOLD medal, Brussels 2023
91/100 : WINE ENTHUSIAST, « Barrel Sample. Ripe, juicy, packed with generous tannins and dark fruits, this is an open, full-bodied wine, concentrated while also full of broad fruitiness. There is potential here in a wine that is already becoming attractive.»
2018
GOLD medal, Brussels 2022 & GOLD medal Lyon, 2022
2016
91/100 : WINE ENTHUSIAST, « This offers much in 2016 with ripe plums and blackberries, as well as spiced berry-pastry aromas that lead to a palate that delivers easygoing, succulent tannins. Great balance. Try from 2022. »
91/100 : JAMES SUCKILING
2015
Gold medal Paris 2018
90/100 : WINE ENTHUSIAST, «This rich and dense wine shines with ripe Merlot, a product of the warm vintage. Licorice and black-fruit flavors and plenty of spice from wood aging all contribute to the generally ripe effect of this generous wine.»
2014
*** VINIFERA, « Very red fuits oriented, it offers a supple , fleshy body with a good finale. »
2013
GOLD medal Brusels 2015
GOLD medal Bordeaux 2015
2012
90/100 : WINE ENTHUSIAST, « Visitors to Saint-Émilion will see the winery of Clos des Menuts right in the town center. The vines, on the plateau outside, have produced a ripe wine in the 2012 vintage. It's rich and soft, still with juicy black fruits and a smoky mildly tannic character. This will develop as a ripe wine to drink from 2018.»
High Environmental Value (HVE)
What is it?
The HVE label is an initiative of the French Ministry of Agriculture, based on indicators measuring the environmental performance of winegrowing and farming operations. It is based on four themes: the preservation of biodiversity (fauna and flora), phytosanitary strategy, fertilisation management and irrigation management.
