Chateau Clos Manou 2016 AOC Medoc
Category: | Chateau Clos Manou |
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Category: | dry |
Wine color: | red |
Country: | France |
Region: | Bordeaux |
Subregion: | Médoc |
Winery: | Chateau Clos Manou |
Grape variety: | 50% Cabernet Sauvignon , 36% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot |
Vintage: | 2016 |
Alcohol (in %): | 14 |
Volume (in l): | 0,75 |
This great wine is an absolute leader in terms of quality/price ratio. Clos manou easily beats the whole range of many times more expensive wines.
The wine has an intense, harmonious and elegant aroma that is full of blackcurrant. The tannins are soft and velvety.
Château Clos Manou
Françoise and Stéphane Dief produced their first vintage of Clos Manou in Médoc in 1998. They sought suitable soil with a high vine density of around 10,000 vines per hectare. After purchasing 4 hectares of cru artisan classified land and 7 hectares of cru bourgeois, their vineyard area gradually expanded from 0.12 hectares to 18 hectares. The entire harvest is handpicked.
The wine matures for 17 months, 70% in new French oak barrels and 30% in 700-liter concrete eggs for 12 months.