Clos du Soleil 2021 Signature 750ml
Signature is our flagship blend of red Bordeaux varieties, produced by hand, and aged for 16 months in French oak barrels. The 2021 vintage was characterized by a cooler spring, followed by a particularly hot, dry growing season and then a cooler autumn. Vineyard yields were somewhat below average, leading to a real concentration in the resulting wines. This wine displays elegance and sophistication. Lush and hedonistic now, it will develop beautifully in the bottle over the coming years.
The taster is presented with a delicate nose of pencil shavings, raspberry compote, cedar, blackberry and crushed black pepper. The aromas are ripe, dense and enticing.
On the palate the wine is lushly structured with abundant soft tannins and refreshing acidity. The flavours are layered with beautifully integrated flavours of ripe berries, predominantly raspberry and blackberry, notes of pomegranate and fig, offset by hints of baking spices, and all followed by a long mineral-flecked finish bringing to mind wet stones and graphite.