“Le Clos 2009, vinified from whole clusters and aged for forty-eight months, offers notes of fresh coffee, subtly oxidized blackcurrant juice, and pepper on the finish. It is a wine that has developed depth, is well-integrated, and remains very generous. It will pair beautifully with meals starting this winter. ” (The Guide to the Best Wines of France 2016 – RVF)
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Nose
aromas of dark fruits and cocoa
Palate
Rich and fresh. Delicate tannins.
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2020
Food and Wine Pairings
It pairs very well with red meat, game, or spicy dishes.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable wine that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
The Henri Milan estate, well known in Parisian wine circles for a few “natural wines” (with no added sulfur), produces a much broader range of wines on its 15 hectares of vineyards right next to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Established since 1956 within the Les Baux-de-Provence appellation, the estate left the appellation in 2007 to forge its own path according to the philosophy of Henri, a man of conviction and an explorer of winemaking methods using as few additives as possible. He also decided to label all his wines as “Vin de France” in order to maintain complete freedom in his choices. Since 2013, his daughter Emmanuelle has been gradually taking the reins. Since then, the wines have been evolving toward greater precision—a development we welcome.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the wine:
Le Clos 2009, vinified from whole clusters and aged for forty-eight months (twenty-four in barrels, twenty-four in tanks), offers notes of fresh coffee, subtly oxidized blackcurrant juice, and pepper on the finish. It is a well-rounded, smooth, and still very generous wine. It will pair beautifully with meals, starting this winter.
About the estate:
In the Galine neighborhood of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a small town in the Alpilles that is very popular with an affluent clientele, the iconoclastic Henri Milan, supported by his son, Théo, remains true to the bold, unconventional wines he pioneered in the 1990s. Winemaking methods that deviate from conventional standards—carried out with minimal sulfur—highlight the lively, dancing fruit flavors derived primarily from limestone scree and blue marl. Produced through short maceration of Grenache, Syrah, Merlot, Cinsault, and Cabernet Sauvignon, the reds are full of flavor, ranging from fruit-forward cuvées to the ambitious S&X, Eliott, and Le Clos. The identity of the whites—La Carrée (100% Roussanne) and Le Grand Blanc (Grenache Blanc, Rolle, Roussanne, Chardonnay, Muscat Petit Grains)—is defined by a striking prominence of clean, distinct flavors.