Clos du Prieur由Marie Orliac於1999年成立，Marie的父親是Jean Orliac，他是南法Pic St. Loup 首批獨立葡萄種植者，並創立了酒莊Domaine de l’Hortus。
Marie Orliac對Saint-Jean-de-Buèges的風土很着迷，這山村位於Larzac與Selle高山之間，位置荒僻，幾乎已被人遺忘。因為山風的緣故，高地的天氣比Pic St. Loup更潮濕涼快，讓葡萄得以慢慢成長和完熟。Marie起初修復了4.5公頃的葡萄園，當中有Grenache與Syrah的老藤，分佈於帶有棕色石灰石的梯田上。她同時把已荒廢近百年的酒窖翻新，使用天然酵母；Grenache於混凝土罐中陳釀，Syrah則與橡木桶陳年。
產區：
AOP Terrasses du Larzac
產地：
法國Languedoc (之前稱為Coteaux du Languedoc)
種類：
紅葡萄酒
葡萄園面積：
7 公頃
土壤：
來自白堊紀的啡土。10% - 20% 斜坡。葡萄園位於150m至200m海拔。
葡萄品種：
60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Carignan
釀造：
以傳統方法釀造，即人手採摘、腳踩葡萄、簡約的酒窖設備。這能讓高濃度的酒可以在法國橡木桶中陳年18至24個月，一半在新桶，另一半在一年桶。
品酒筆記：
濃郁香氣包括灌木叢、乾香草、黑果、石灰石和甜味。口感圓潤和帶辛辣，展現Grenache性格。比 Grande Cuvee Domaine de l’Hortus Red 更直接的酒，但也有乾和精準的收結。
Clos du Prieur was found by Marie Orliac, the daughter of Jean Orliac in 1999. Jean Orliac was one of the first independent wine growers in the Pic St. Loup who created Domaine de l’Hortus.
Marie was fascinated by the terroir of Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, that laid between the hills of Larzac and Selle, the forgotten corner of Languedoc. This high valley is humid and even cooler than Pic St. Loup due to the mountain breeze, the grapes ripen very slowly. She restored 4.5 hectares of ancient Grenache and Syrah vines in the beginning, which established on terraced plots with brown limestone gravel.
The wine is made in a renovated cellar, which abandoned for three generations. Using natural yeast, and aged in restored concrete tanks for the Grenache and oak barrels for the Syrah.
Region:
AOP Terrasses du Larzac
Country of Origin:
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc), France
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Vineyard area:
7 hectares
Soil:
Brown soils formed on scree from the Cretaceous. Slope of 10 to 20% incline. Vineyard located from 150m to 200m high.
Grape varieties:
60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Carignan
Vinification:
Vinified in a traditional way: hand picking, treading with the feet, minimum simplified cellar equipment. The high concentration of the wines allows a long ageing in French oak, between 18 and 24 months, half in new barrels and half in one-year old barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Very aromatic nose of guarrigue, dried herbs, black fruits, chalk and sweetness coming out. Round and spicy on the palate, pure expression of the Grenache grape. A bigger, “in the face” wine than the Grande Cuvee Domaine de l’Hortus red, yet with a dry and much precised finish.
