Clos des Fées Le Clos des Fées 2023
£51.79 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Domaine du Clos Des Fées
Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Other sizes: Magnum
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Alcohol
14.5%
Description
Hervé Bizeul was not born an "oenologist" in the classic sense: he was a sommelier, restaurateur and food journalist before deciding that his idea of wine - a red with a Mediterranean soul but without concessions - deserved to exist off paper. In 1998 he took the plunge with an almost reckless courage: four resin vats, a borrowed pump and the weaving of favours from friends (he vinified at the home of one, pressed at the home of another, aged at a third). This is how Clos des Fées Le Clos des Fées was born, in Vingrau, where the Roussillon is sun and wind, but also stone, lime and edge.
Clos des Fées Le Clos des Fées is the flagship cuvée: Syrah (50%), Garnacha Tinta ( 25%), Cariñena (15%) and Mourvèdre (10%), from a mosaic of tiny plots of old vines on clay-limestone slopes. In AOC Côtes du Roussillon, phenolic ripeness comes easily, but the challenge is different: to preserve tension. The lime provides nerve, the clay supports, and the landscape leaves a dark, serious, unpleasant impression.
Winemaking
At Clos des Fées Le Clos des Fées, the grapes go in with an operating theatre mentality: manual harvesting, double sorting (in the vineyard and after destemming) and a detail that reveals perfectionism: transport in a refrigerated truck to preserve fruit and freshness. Vinification is partly in new demi-muids (5 hl) in order to gain volume without over-marking and the rest in tanks, seeking precision. Afterwards, no half-fermentation: hot devatting, malolactic fermentation and 100% ageing in new barrels, with about 18 months on the lees. Manual pumping over and racking, without pumping over; bottling with minimum intervention.
Taste
Clos des Fées Le Clos des Fées in the glass is deep, almost nocturnal. At first it can be a little serious, but with air it unfolds a nose of blackberry and cassis, liquorice, black pepper and a fine smokiness, like an extinguished ember on a hot stone. The new oak appears as a frame: sweet spice and subtle vanilla, without obscuring the fruit.
The palate is the masterstroke: it enters broad, creamy, but immediately stretches out with a taut freshness that makes it dangerously drinkable for its power. Polished tannin, silky texture, and a compact black fruit core. The finish is long, spicy, with mineral and balsamic echoes. Decant it if you drink it young: it opens up in layers and gains light without losing its muscle.
Shipping to North Ireland
50% discount on orders over £351.75Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £351.75 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.34 | £5.67 (-£5.67) |
| 7-12 | £15.39 | £7.69 (-£7.69) |
| 13-18 | £21.54 | £10.77 (-£10.77) |
| 19-24 | £29.46 | £14.73 (-£14.73) |
| 25-30 | £34.21 | £17.10 (-£17.10) |
| 31-36 | £38.25 | £19.13 (-£19.13) |
| 37-42 | £46.17 | £23.08 (-£23.08) |
| 43-48 | £50.56 | £25.28 (-£25.28) |
| 49-54 | £57.12 | £28.56 (-£28.56) |
| 55-60 | £61.38 | £30.69 (-£30.69) |
| VAT included | ||
Appellation Map
Clos des Fées Aimer, Rêver, Prier, Se Taire 2023
£32.85
£31.23/ud (-5%)
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£31.63
£30.08/ud (-5%)
Domaine du Clos Des Fées
Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Other sizes: Magnum
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