Clos Manou

Clos Manou is owned by Françoise and Stéphane Dief, two enthusiasts who vinified their first vintage in 1998. In 15 years, the vineyard has grown from 12 acres to 18, with a philosophy: produce the best, emphasize quality at all costs, both in the vineyard and in the wine; always seek a balance between all the ingredients that make up the winemaker's craft; know how to draw on tradition as well as modernity.

Clos Manou 's vineyards are planted in equal parts on three very different but complementary terroirs: deep gravel on clay bordering the Gironde estuary, sandy gravel at the bottom of the slope, and clay on limestone in the commune of Couqueques. The vines are cultivated according to the precepts of organic farming, with careful, reasoned care. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinified at low temperature; extractions are made by pumping over in the concrete vat room and only by manual punching down in the wooden vat room.

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