Clos Manou

Clos Manou is owned by Françoise and Stéphane Dief, two passionate winemakers who produced their first vintage in 1998. Over the past 15 years, the vineyard has grown from 12 acres to 18 hectares, guided by a single philosophy: to produce the very best, to prioritize quality above all else—both in the vineyard and in the wine; to always seek a balance among all the elements that define the winemaker’s craft; and to draw equally from tradition and modernity.

Three terroirs with distinct yet complementary styles make up the Clos Manou vineyard in equal parts: deep Graves on clay located along the Gironde estuary, sandy Graves at the bottom of the slope, and clay on limestone in the commune of Couqueques. The vines are cultivated according to the principles of organic farming, with attentive and thoughtful care. The grapes are harvested by hand, and vinification is carried out at low temperatures; extraction is achieved through pumping over in the concrete vat and exclusively by manual punching down in the wooden vat.

Clos Manou is aged for 17 months in new barrels made exclusively from French oak, and the second cuvée, Petit Manou, for 12 months in the barrels used for the first wine.