ORIGIN
Languedoc, France
APPELLATION
AOP Languedoc - La Méjanelle
VINEYARD
Limestone, gravel, and deep red clay soils
BLEND
655% Syrah
20% Grenache
25% Carignan
FARMING
100% Organic
Hand-harvested grapes are separated by plots
WINEMAKING
3-4-week maceration
AGING
12-14 months in concrete tanks on fine lees
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%
There is no name more closely associated with the Côteaux de Languedoc region than that of Clavel, for it was the brilliant wine historian Jean Clavel who founded the Côteaux de Languedoc appellation in 1985. Jean’s son, Pierre Clavel, along with his wife Estelle and their two sons, now run the Domaine Clavel. The family owns 82 acres stretching across four sub-regions of the Côteaux de Languedoc: La Méjanelle, Saint Christol, Pic Saint Loup, and Grés de Montpellier.
