Languedoc
L'Olivette - 2022 - Françoise Julien et Christophe Peyrus
Clos Marie
An expressive and highly complex Pic-Saint-Loup, with intense notes of blueberry jam, olive tapenade, violet, pepper, and dried herbs—both on the nose and palate. The price-to-pleasure ratio is outstanding, and if you can wait a few years, you’ll be greatly rewarded!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Pic Saint-Loup
- Degree of alcohol
- 14 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2038
- rock’n’roll
50% Syrah (18 years old), 40% Grenache Noir (15 to 30 years old), and 10% Cinsault (65 years old) from biodynamically farmed vineyards, rooted in limestone scree and clay-loam soils at the foothills. Hand-harvested. Partially destemmed, 20-day maceration, gentle pressing, 18 months of aging—half in concrete tanks, half in 600L demi-muids, no new oak. Bottled at the estate, unfined, unfiltered, with just a micro-dose of sulfur.
Françoise Julien & Christophe Peyrus
Françoise Julien and Christophe Peyrus have been at the helm of Clos Marie since 1995. Nestled in Lauret in the Languedoc, this dynamic duo tends to around 20 hectares of vines, biodynamically from the start – no biggie! Christophe, a former French Navy man, had no idea he'd end up among the vines. But here we are… and it's a smashing success! With Françoise, a former marine biology professor,...
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