France

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Ch. La Clotte

Chateau La Clotte Grand Cru Classe Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Bordeaux

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Deep garnet-purple colored. Starts off a little closed, soon unfurling to offer up scents of cedar chest, fresh mulberries, and blackberries, plus hints of black tea and Sichuan pepper with a waft of wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound with vibrant red berry and mineral layers, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and perfumed. Nice!

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Veldig bra konsetrasjon, feminint, finesse, 

Poeng 91-92

WSET 2

A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, La Clotte 2022 is deep garnet-purple in color. It sashays out with provocative notes of spiced plums, boysenberry preserves, and potpourri, leading to hints of star anise and black olives. The full-bodied palate is rich, plush, and perfumed, delivering fantastic freshness and a long, wonderfully pure finish.

This is understated with hidden depths, walking the line of ripeness in a lighter frame that will be ready to drink in a few years. Gentle gunsmoke on the nose, dominant limestone character, with chalky minerality, juicy lemongrass, slate, redcurrant and raspberry fruits, with higher acidity greengage plum. Harvest October 2 to 6. Old vines, average age 57 years, Thierry Lezin cellar master. 100% new oak. Second year of organic converison. Harvest October 2 to 6, 29hl/h yield.

Inside Bordeaux

Composed of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 La Clotte is deep garnet-purple in color. Very closed to begin, it offers glimpses of cedar, redcurrant preserves, and stewed plums, giving way to fragrant notes of violets, aniseed, and Sichuan pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock full of black fruit with red berry accents and firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and spicy.

The 2010 has held up a little better than the 2009, tighter, more tannic, with austere black fruits and the pumice stone scrape of limestone unmistakable. Still pretty ready to drink, but it has a good decade or more ahead of it. Owner Nelly Moulierac

This is a little more evolved than the Moulin St Georges, filled with waves of tobacco, saffron, rose petals. As it opens a gorgeous shot of fennel arrives, and you see the charm of the fresh fruits and rose petals. Owned by Nelly Moulierac at the time, and the whole approach was pretty old school and traditional - but still has the huge advantage of being on some of the best limestone soils of the plateau.

Category	Red wine
Vinmonopolet no.
Producer	Ch. La Clotte
Vintages	2018
Country	France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Bottle	75 cl

Alcohol	14 %
Acid	7 %
Sugar	< 3 g/l

Packaging	Glass
Cork type	Naturkork
Selection	Bestillingsutvalget
Wholesaler	Moestue Grape Selections AS
Carrier	Skanlog AS