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Montirius Le Clos Vacqueyras 2009

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$35.99Original List Price

30.98Best Price On The Web
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Code: 62875

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Rating:	93 Pts Jeb Dunnuck - The Rhone Report	Size:	750ML
Region:	Rhone	Country:	France
Varietals:	Grenache / Garnacha, Syrah	ABV:	N/A

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More Ratings:

93 Pts Jeb Dunnuck - The Rhone Report

"Up there with the best from the region, the 2009 Montirius Vacqueyras Le Clos (50/50 split of Grenache and Syrah aged all in concrete tank for 18 months) shows a spectacular, intense bouquet of ground pepper, bloody meat, garrigue, and earthy, spicy dark fruits. This leads to a medium to full-bodied wine that possesses serious concentration, impeccable balance, a thrilling texture, and ripe tannin on the finish. I'm a fan and this character filled, age-worthy Vacqueyras should put a smile on any southern Rhone lovers face over the coming 10-12+ years." 93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck - Rhone Report

"The superb 2009 Vacqueyras Les Clos (an equal part blend of concrete-aged Grenache and Syrah) boasts a dense purple color along with notes of cassis, blackberries, charcoal, barbecue smoke and Provencal herbs. This meaty, opulent, full-bodied, powerful wine must tip the scales at 15+% alcohol. However, the alcohol, tannins and acidity are well-integrated in this forward, lush wine. It should drink well for 7-8 years given its level of concentration. Christine and Eric Saurel run this biodynamically farmed estate with great passion. It is one of the up-and-coming stars of both Gigondas and Vacqueyras." 92 Points - Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

"Dark ruby.Â Aromas of dark berries, olive, violet and woodsmoke, with a spicy topnote.Â Smells a lot like a wine from the northern Rhone.Â Then juicy, sweet and expansive, offering very spicy blackberry and cherry flavors that stain the palate.Â Shows very good intensity on the intensely floral finish, which clings with impressive tenacity." 92 Points - Josh Raynolds - International Wine Cellar

VINEYARD:
"That unique parcel of 8.5 hectares of vines located at the beginning of the Plateau des Garrigues, is a hill raising on the Comtat plain. Each side is covered with 11 hectares of century-old oaks which protect it from other vineyards."

"A particular microclimate where the rain is lower than elsewhere reigns here. The soil is composed of Garrigues soil and a sub-soil of Blue clay and Mormorillonite." -Winery

ESTATE:
"Montirius has been a family estate for 5 generations. The slow conversion process from traditional to bio-dynamic vineyard management and wine making of the 133 acres owned by the family was started by Ericâs father Max in 1980. The estate was fully converted in 1996 and in 1999 Montirius became the first winery in the Vacqueyras & Gigondas appellations to be certified Bio-Dynamic. The estate is certified organic by Ecocert and Bio-Dynamic by Biodyvin.

"In March 2002 a new winery was built on the slopes of the âClos Montiriusâ. Intuitively, the site was situated in the middle of century-old oak trees. The winery rises over three levels. So as not to spoil the landscape, and in order to use gravity during the wine making process, the slope was dug to a depth of 10 meters in order to bury part of the construction."

VITICULTURE, VINIFICATION, & BIODYNAMICS:
"In order to make good wine, it is necessary to pick a grape which is at full phenolic maturity. Starting at the beginning of September the acidity, the Ph and the sugar content of the grapes are evaluated daily. However, the tasting of the ripe grape is still the factor which triggers off the start of harvesting. Harvesting is done manually, by professional pickers."

"All 54 hectares of grapes can be brought into the winery at the same time without having to de-vat in order to let each vat evolve at its own pace. During this period, the wines are circulated and pumped over depending on the progress of the fermentation and on the taste of the liquid which is under the marc layer. Only indigenous yeasts are used because they express the different soils.

"The wines are aged in concrete vats using blended wines where they stay for two years. In this way, a natural stabilization of the wine is obtained, and the wines do not have to be fined and filtered before bottling. The dates for bottling are decided upon in relation to the lunar calendar of 'Maria Thun', and are very often done during the 'fruit days'. In effect, we must keep in mind that wine is the expression of a fruit - grapes. It is important to us therefore to give to our wine a last stimulus of 'fruit days' before bottling."

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