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Brand: Clos Manou
Grapes: 53% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc
Size: 750ml | Alc : 13.5%
Wine Type: Red Wine| Still Wine
Vintage: 2016
Country & Region: AOC Medoc | Cru Bourgeois| Bordeaux | France
Oak barrel aging: 17 months
Awards: 93/100 by The Vine Advocate | 92/100 Wine Spectator
WINERY HISTORY
Clos Manou is owned by the family of Françoise Dief and Stephane Dief. The debut vintage for Clos Manou was produced in 1998. When they first purchased the vineyard, they were only able to buy a scant .12 hectares of vines. Today, through several additional purchases of vines, Clos Manou is now up to 18 hectares cultivated with vines.
Located in the northern part of the Medoc, the 16.8-hectare vineyard of Clos Manou is planted to 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.
The vines are old, with an average of 35 years. One of the best, or should I say the most amazing thing about the vineyard of Clos Manou is that they also have some very old vines. In fact, they have some of the oldest vines in all of Bordeaux!
They own one small parcel of Merlot that was planted during the 1850s. They also have some equally old Cabernet vines.
WINE MAKING PROCESSES
The wine of Clos Manou is vinified in a combination of oak vats and cement tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels. 1/3 of the wine is aged on its lees for 6 months, to give the wine more richness. The wine is then aged in a combination of vessels. 70% of the wine is aged in 100% new, French oak barrels, 25% is aged in concrete egg-shaped vats, and the remaining 5% of the wine ages in terracotta amphora jars for an average of 17 months before bottling.
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