Crop reduced by hail in 2022 growing season resulting in losses around 40% of the volume (after losses in recent vintages of -40% in 2017 to coulure bad flowering, -70% in 2018 due to mildew, 2021 down nearly -40% due to frost).
The Clos des Papes red 2022 that we offer you this year is an elegant wine, with a very silky structure and a beautiful persistence, so a well-balanced wine. As is often the case, it has characteristics of red fruits (cherries, raspberries) but also of black fruits (blackcurrants, blackberries). We can also note a spicy character (Mourvèdre). Despite the hail, the percentages did not change because it affected them in the same way, i.e., 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, 5% Counoise, Vaccarèse, Muscardin and Cinsault. It is certainly a wine for laying down, as it has a very nice freshness. As this wine is not filtered, a very slight deposit may appear on certain vintages. Just take your bottle out of the cellar a little earlier and decant it. Our wines are to be served at a temperature of 14-15°. It is good to decant them but it is not necessary to do it more than 2 hours before because it is always interesting to appreciate the evolution in the glass. Paul-Vincent Avril (winemaker/owner)
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