Clos de Trias 2007

Clos de TriasGrenache17-18

25950pump overdrain & return

Clos de Trias winery is at location 2 (Northern part of Ventoux besides Chateauneuf-du-Pape)

A.O.C. Ventoux

80% Grenache Noir , 10% Syrah, 8% Carignan , 2% Cinsault

75%25%600L700L225L

92/The Wine Advocate

Bottled June 2010, a very special wine, This wine represents both a micro-terroir and a technique. A single vineyard site that faces north climbing up to almost 500 metres of (mostly) Grenache planted in the mid-50s.
The total fermentation with stems was about 27 days. Racked and pressed into 700L barrels aged there for 10 months, then racked to a normal tank aging for another 22 and a half months before bottling.

Wine needs to be balanced, elegant, andrefreshing. In other words, easy to drink. A perfect balance between the fruit, acid, and tannins. The wine maker was lucky enough to start this journey with a wonderful vintage. This wine represents the perfect ripening with ripe plum, wild blackberries, and black olive flavors and the cool nights with structured, silky tannins and acid. Perfect with Mediterranean dishes. Serve (as with all Grenache based wines) at 17/18 degrees C (~65 degrees F)

Old-fashion techniques are applied. If we dared, we might say the soul is dovetailed to the wine. Ripeness is determined by flavour instead of getting the analysis done before the grapes have been picked. The grapes (from nearly 40+ parcels) are hand-picked in the morning coolness only, transported back to the winery where the grapes hand sorted.The sorting table leads to the destemmer, which is not always utilized, and after that the grapes fall directly into the fermentation tank. There they find no added yeasts, no enzymes, little or no SO2, and no temperature control. The cold-soak or lag is usually 2 to 5 days before the native yeasts kick in. Maceration (time on skins) depends on each individual tank and can be as little are 9 days and as many as 50. Tasting is done through fermentation tanks at least 5 times a day and make decisions on pump-overs, drain & returns, and total maceration based solely on those frequent tastings.

Appellation:

A.O.C. Ventoux, southern Rhone

Country of Origin:
France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
80% Grenache Noir , 10% Syrah, 8% Carignan , 2% Cinsault

Ageing:
Mostly (75%) in tank with frequent aerative rackings in the first year. 25% ages for a while in 600 and 700L barrels (the normal barrel is 225L).

Tasting Notes:
It offers spectacular notes of spice-box, kirsch and licorice that flow to a full-bodied, decadently textured red that says beautifully fresh and focused. Possessing fantastic fruit, excellent mid-palate depth and ripe tannin. (92 Pts The Wine Advocate)