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Château d'Esclans - Les Clans 2017

Côtes de Provence|Rosé wine

4/5 (5 customers)

93/100

James Suckling

(2016 Vintage Notes)

With its delicate pale pink color, Les Clans is the “little sister” cuvée of the prestigious Garrus. The wine is light and approachable even when young. It offers pleasant, elegant fruit notes of red berries, mild spices, and a lively acidity that delivers the freshness you’d expect. Orders of 3 bottles of this wine will be shipped in a wooden crate (excluding “Pickup Point” delivery method).

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Estate

Château d'Esclans

Vintage

Les Clans

Vintage

2017

Designation

Côtes de Provence

Region

Provence

Grape Varieties

Grenache et Rolle

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

At optimal maturity

Wine Production

Destemming and gentle crushing at 7–8°C to prevent oxidation. 90% free-run juice, 10% press juice. No maceration. Alcoholic fermentation in new and second-year 600-liter demi-muids. Stirring in the Burgundian style twice a week for 10 months.

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

A salmon-colored hue with a slight orange tint

Nose

It features subtle woody notes as well as intense aromas of red berries

Palate

Beautiful texture. Structure, richness, and power on the palate.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink starting at

2018

Drink before

2022

Food and Wine Pairings

It pairs very well with an asparagus and avocado tartare, sea bream with fennel...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2018 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)

About the estate:

Since 2006, this estate has been owned by Sacha Lichine, the former owner of Château Prieuré-Lichine in Margaux. He has taken a hands-on approach to winemaking, working with Patrick Léon (formerly of Mouton-Rothschild) to produce wines of great precision. Their Garrus cuvée is likely the most expensive Provence rosé on the market.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2018 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

A renowned match manufacturer in Marseille during the 1850s, Joseph Toussaint Caussemille was one of the many owners of Château d’Esclans and lent his name to this estate, which is centered around a 19th-century building inspired by Tuscan villas and built on the ruins of a medieval castle. Sacha Lichine, son of the late Alexis Lichine, former owner of Château Prieuré-Lichine, took over this 267-hectare estate (including 44 hectares of vineyards) in 2006; it is renowned for its oak-aged rosés.

James Suckling

Wine rated 93/100 (2016 vintage)

Customer Rating

4/5

based on 5 reviews