Lovely Pomerol from a tiny parcel of vines owned by the Bouyer family.
Production
A 0.56 hectare vineyard of high viticultural quality and exceptional terroir with 60 year old Merlot vines. Single guyot pruning,de-budding, green harvesting, only natural vine treatments. The grapes are hand-harvested and sorted yielding between 30-35 hl per hectare. 50% of the wine is fermented in tank with "pigeage" and 3-4 weeks post-fermentation maceration, the other 50% is fermented in barriques with a maceration of 5-6 weeks after which the wine is aged in new oak for 12-15 months.
Clos 56, Pomerol 2020 ( 3 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
This is 100% old vine Merlot from a tiny parcel (0.56ha) of exceptional terroir in heart of the Pomerol vineyard. It is inky black with intense, super ripe sweet fruit. Concentrated, rich and very classy with expensive spicy oak, the wine has lots of potential. Drink in 10 to 15 years.
Food match
Rich beef and lamb dishes.
Info
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ABV
14.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
3 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
BORDEAUX, FRANCE
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GRAPE
MERLOT 100%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
PIERRE BOUYER
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APPELLATION
POMEROL
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Domaines Bouyer was a group of two top Bordeaux estates that by 2008 covered 18 hectares in Saint-Emilion. The Saint-Emilion properties Château Milon Grand Cru and Clos de la Cure Grand Cru have been in the Bouyer family for over seven generations, before being joined in 2010 by the newly purchased 56 are (0.56 hectare) Clos 56 in Pomerol. In the capable hands of Alexia and Pierre Bouyer, the domaine takes an ecological approach to the running of the estates aiming to bring out the best of their terroir marked by the fullness of ripe Merlot with intense red fruit aromas underpinned by delicate tannins.