2021 | Le Clos du Caillou | Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Safres

Red Wine: 2021 | Le Clos du Caillou | Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Safres

Wild strawberries, flowers, and spice give way to a medium-bodied, balanced barrel sample that has light tannins, the fresher style of the vintage, and a clean finish.

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Producer: Le Clos du Caillou

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Southern Rhone Red Blend

Country/Region: France, Rhone

Wild strawberries, flowers, and spice give way to a medium-bodied, balanced barrel sample that has light tannins, the fresher style of the vintage, and a clean finish.

Producer Information

Le Clos du Caillou is a wine producer located in the Rhne Valley on the border of Chteauneuf-du-Pape. The estate was first founded in 1895 as a hunting reserve and was left forested until 1955 when the Pouizin family realized the land’s vineyard potential. The first bottles of Le Clos du Caillou were not traded in France until the 1970s, and in 1980 the first bottles of wine were exported. Now the wines of Le Clos du Caillou are exported around the world. The Le Clos du Caillou vineyard includes nine hectares (22 acres) in Chteauneuf-du-Pape itself and another 45 hectares (111 acres) that fall under the Ctes du Rhne appellation. The soil is composed mainly of rolled quartz pebbles (galets) and some sandy soils over marl. In time-honored Chteauneuf-du-Pape tradition, the vineyard is planted to numerous varieties including the red Mourvdre, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Counoise and white Viognier, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc. The grapes at Le Clos du Caillou are handpicked, sorted at the vineyard, and undergo fermentation naturally without the use of commercially produced yeasts. Stainless steel tanks are used for white and ros winemaking process, and the red wines are vinified in cement and wooden vats. After pressing, the red wines are aged in foudres and oak barrels for at least a year before being bottled.