2018 VDF - Clin d'Oeil
2018 VDF - Clin d'Oeil
100% Oeillade. 2 weeks semi-carbonic maceration with whole bunch, without oenological input. Aged 7 months in enamelled steel tank and then further ageing in bottles. No added sulphur.
Cuvée: Clin d'Oeil
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grape Varieties: Oeillade
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2018
Winemaking: Hand harvested from 110-year-old vines. Laurent started working the parcel in 2011, re-training the vines to goblet from palisade and converted it to organic. Indigenous yeast, 2 weeks semi-carbonic maceration with whole bunch, without oenological input. Aged 7 months in enamelled steel tank and then further ageing in bottles
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Sandstone pebbles, mollusc shells and 50cm of clay with a limestone subsoil which brings freshness to the wine.
Ex-sommelier turned winemaker Laurent started the domaine 2008 with a single hectare. Originally from Nimes, his family used to be paysan farmers. His grandfather was a goat farmer and his father grew fruit. Vines are in a mix of old vineyards that have been converted to organics with a lot of them being re-trained to the traditional goblet method. 11ha of vineyards surrounded by the rich garrigue. Very minimal use of sulphur (only in white), wines have a great wildness about them.