2009-CLOS-MANOU-Médoc

CLOS MANOU

2009 Médoc

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Médoc
ABV 14%

I did not taste this wine, from our old friend Stephane Dief, whose second wine 'Petit Manou' many customers may remember. This is a wine that is made, in tiny quantities, with the same, or possibly even greater attention to detail than the top Crus Classés, from vineyard to bottle, and no one who buys this to drink will be disappointed. See Steven Spurrier's note from Decanter. L&S (Apr 2010)


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Showing the sumptuousness of the 2009 vintage in a Merlot-dominated blend, a tad surprising for the Médoc, this is a fresh, modern, good value claret with plenty of vibrant blackcurrant fruit nicely rounded out by subtle oak and finishing in supple-textured style. Rating: 87 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Nov 2014)

A gorgeous sleeper of the vintage, this blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot comes from the northernmost part of Medoc. The wine exhibits an opaque purple color and a beautiful nose of white chocolate intermixed with black currant jam and hints of sweet cherries and incense. Impressively textured, full-bodied, with loads of glycerin and a touch of toasty oak, this beauty should drink nicely for up to a decade or more. Drink: 2012 - 2022 Rating: 91 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Apr 2010)

Dense colour, marvellous nose of crushed black berry fruits with lifted intensity, fragrance and purity of hand-made fruit and rich tannins, a new star of the northern Médoc. Drink 2014-22. Rating: ****(17) Steven Spurrier (Apr 2010)

Clos Manou

"We turned our garage into a makeshift wine cellar and made our first wine in 1998.” Françoise and Stéphane Dief. Which sounds impossibly idyllic! In a region of grand estates with long complicated histories the arrivistes of Clos Manou are a refreshing change. Starting with just .12ha of vines, the Diefs have patiently spent 15 years building their holding up to 18ha, along the way absorbing the obscure Cru Bourgeois of Château Cantegrive. The estate may be 'new' but amongst their holdings are Bordeaux’s oldest vines – they have a small pre-phylloxera parcel from the 1850’s. The estate is centred on the village of Saint-Christoly de Médoc in the increasingly popular area of the Haut-Médoc to the north of Saint Estèphe. All of Clos Manou’s vineyards are high-density plantings – some 10 000 vines per hectare – and all are converted to organic farming as soon as is practical. Grape variety proportions are 45% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. The first wine is aged in 100% new wood. The second wine is called Petit Manou.

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