Vincent et Alexandre Cluzel
Vincent Cluzel is one of the rising stars of the northern Rhone. Coming from a family of growers that sold their fruit to the top winemakers of the region. Vincent began his own endeavor in 2013 after working for Condrieu and St. Joseph icon Yves Cuilleron. His brothe, Alexandre, join the family business in 2017.
Every wines are only made with their own grapes and harvested by hand. They are not organic labeled but the are very pounder about how to use chemicals.
During the wine making process is made with natural yeast and they use non-natural product as less as possible.
Avery wines are aged in oak barrels.
| Website | www.cave-cluzel.fr/ |
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| Address | 16 Bis Chemin Neuf 42410 Chavanay |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Appellation | Condrieu, Cote Rotie, St Joseph |
From this Winery
A lot of powerful aromas will spread.
The first aromas you will sent are yellow peach, Mirabelle plum and quince jelly, then floral notes like acacia flowers. At the end a thin touch of vanilla to complete the complexity of this aromas palette.
A mouth full of elegance and finesse. The roundness and freshness is well balanced.
Complex and powerful, fine and balanced wine. White flowers aromas are the first one to appear, then ripe white fruits and white peach but also the typically violet and rose powder aromas from Condrieu appellation.
The texture is dense with a nice balance.
You will feel all the richness of the wine with white fruits slightly crystallized aromas and an inch of vanilla. This wine has volume and fat.
Complex and powerful, fine and balanced wine. White flowers aromas are the first one to appear, then ripe white fruits and white peach but also the typically violet and rose powder aromas from Condrieu appellation.
The texture is dense with a nice balance.
You will feel all the richness of the wine with white fruits slightly crystallized aromas and an inch of vanilla. This wine has volume and fat.
The first sent will be full of black cherry, crushed stramberry and ripe fruites aromas.
after aeration, delicate woody aromas will be revealed. Those aromas are coming from the ageing in french oak barrels which allow the wine to express its full richness.
The texture is souple with a nice smoothness. By its tanins, its freshness and the aromas smelled in the nose make this wine a harmonious without heaviness.
The aromas are complex, full of black fruits, sweet spices and cacao beans. Violet aroma will also be found as a typical note from this cuvée.
A powerful palate summate by moka, cacao and sweet spices.
At first you will smell strong flowers aromas to be replaced by spices, wood and resin.
The mouth is powerful with strong tannins, you can easly age this wine for several years. Then black fruits like blackcurrant and blackberry will come out.