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93/100 The Wine Advocate
"The 2008 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Le Clos des Fees displays a subtle and alluring layering of distilled, freshly-ripe, and confitured black fruits, allied to a Chartreuse-like amalgam of floral and herbal essences. Rich yet juicy; polished and velvety yet bright, this finishes with superb concentration of dark berries, licorice, and herbal liqueur. Herve Bizeul lays considerable emphasis on textural finesse such as he believes the chalky soils around Vingrau particularly capable of delivering, and this wine seems to be an eloquent case in point. High alcohol serves for glyceral richness without engendering any significant heat. At least at this youthful stage, I find the present Clos des Fees more seductive and complex than the corresponding Petite Siberie bottling. I suspect that this cuvee will be worth following for at least a decade."
After owning a wine bar in Paris and working a few years as a wine journalist, Hervé Bizeul, a former “France’s Best Young Sommelier”, founded the Clos des Fées in 1998 with his wife. His idea was to produce a good wine for friends. The first vintage, created in his garage with very little investments, was a huge success immediately. Today, his wines are sold worldwide.
The vines span across a number of differing terroirs across the Roussillon, as much as 15 km apart from each other. The varying exposures and myriad of subsoils from granite to limestone make for a thoroughly unique and consistent quality. Old vines (up to 100 years old in some sectors), hand picking, … a viticultural philosophy that is respectful to nature and explains the high quality of the wines. Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris make up the majority of the plantings. The wines are aged in oak barriques for at least a year and are bottled without filtration.
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