FEATURES
🏰The 2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape vintage is celebrated as an 【exceptional year】, offering phenomenal complexity and aging potential. Clos du Caillou's 'Les Quartz' from this vintage benefits from a dry and hot summer, yielding very healthy and colorful grapes with well-structured tannins. Expect an opulent and rich wine with intense fruit and depth of color. Tasting notes typically burst with rich raspberry and plummy fruit flavors, evolving to reveal notes of dusted leather, game, herbs (garrigue), and a sweet-strawberry tingle. You might also find black cherries, blackberries, plums, spices, roasted meats, slight earthiness, and hints of violets, all supported by a full body and well-integrated tannins.
🍴 This powerful Southern Rhône red is a superb partner for hearty dishes like roasted lamb with rosemary, beef stew, game meats such as venison or wild boar, and rich casseroles. It also complements strong cheeses and dishes featuring Mediterranean herbs.
🥂 An excellent choice for a celebratory meal with friends or family, a special occasion dinner, or a vertical tasting of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This wine is approaching its peak maturity and can be enjoyed now, but also has the structure to age gracefully for many more years. Decanting for 1-2 hours is recommended to allow its full aromatic spectrum to emerge.
BACKGROUND
Le Clos du Caillou is a wine producer located in the Rhône Valley on the border of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The estate was first founded in 1895 as a hunting reserve and was left forested until 1955 when the Pouizin family realized the land's vineyard potential. The Le Clos du Caillou vineyard includes 9 hectares (22 acres) in Châteauneuf-du-Pape itself and another 45ha (111 acres) that falls under the Côtes du Rhône appellation. The soil is composed mainly of rolled Quartz pebbles (galets) and some sandy soils over marl. In Châteauneuf-du-Pape tradition, the vineyard is planted to many varieties including the red Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Counoise and white Viognier, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.The Le Clos du Caillou vineyard includes 9 hectares (22 acres) in Châteauneuf-du-Pape itself and another 45ha (111 acres) that falls under the Côtes du Rhône appellation. The soil is composed mainly of rolled Quartz pebbles (galets) and some sandy soils over marl. In Châteauneuf-du-Pape tradition, the vineyard is planted to many varieties including the red Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Counoise and white Viognier, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.
