{"id":6913,"date":"2021-06-08T10:55:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T09:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/?p=6913"},"modified":"2021-06-08T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T09:55:22","slug":"le-clos-du-caillou-guide-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/en\/le-clos-du-caillou-guide-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Clos du caillou: The guide for wine lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we're going to tell you about one of our partner estates:<\/span> the Clos du Caillou<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0led by the family\u00a0Vacheron<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0since 1956.<\/span>\u00a0In this article, I'll tell you the story of\u00a0this<\/span> but also details of the finest cuv\u00e9es. The a<\/strong> fame of Ch\u00e2teauneuf du Pape<\/strong> that every connoisseur of fine wine needs to know (and taste!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Estate presentation<\/h2>\n

This estate is located on sloping rolled pebbles, with sandy soils and plantations that were cultivated in the 1950s.<\/span>\u00a0His age still commands respect.<\/span> From\u00a01895<\/span>where the clos was mainly known as a hunting reserve, we found<\/span> local hunters who shared the same passion.<\/span>\u00a0It's thanks to engineer Elie\u00a0Dussand<\/span>Ferdinand de Lesseps' collaborator (designer of the Suez Canal and pioneer of the Panama Canal)<\/span> who decided to set up the Le Bassin building to provide the town of Courth\u00e9zon with water supplies for several decades.<\/span>\u00a0It consists of a 700-meter-deep borehole.<\/span>\u00a0He was so pleased with the place that he decided to build a cellar.\u00a0underground<\/span>a gallery dug into the safre rock, where the estate's wines are matured at ideal temperatures.<\/span>\u00a0In 1955, Paul\u00a0Pouizin<\/span>\u00a0decided to buy an estate and move in his son Claude, aged just 20.<\/span> Over the years, Claude and his wife began to work the land, even though they were much criticized in the village at the time.<\/span> Over time, the vineyard has grown to 9 hectares in the Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape appellation and 45 hectares in the C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne appellation.<\/span> His hard work enabled the vines to produce prestigious cuv\u00e9es 50 years later.<\/span> He sold his first bottles in 1970. As for Colette, she invests herself in the sale of the tasting cellar to help people discover the local nuggets.<\/span> In 1980, the first bottles were exported abroad, where they proved a great success.<\/span> At the age of 61, Claude retired, leaving the estate to one of his daughters Sylvie, the youngest with her husband Jean-Denis.\u00a0Vacheron<\/span>son of Jean-Louis and Marie-Claire\u00a0Vacheron<\/span>winemakers in Sancerre ;<\/span> the couple set themselves the challenge of moving the land Sancerroises<\/span> to resume the Clos du Caillou<\/strong> and create great wines.<\/span>\u00a0In 2010, the estate converted to organic farming.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The new era of the estate<\/h2>\n

Thanks to the hard work of Sylvie and Bruno, the estate went organic in 2010.<\/span>\u00a0In April 2020, Le Clos du Caillou acquired Domaine Panisse, an exceptional winegrowing estate located just 2 kilometers from Le Clos du Caillou.<\/span>\u00a0Resold<\/span>The estate boasts 6.5 hectares of Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape on predominantly sandy terroirs.<\/span>\u00a0This vineyard is made up of traditional Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape grape varieties:<\/span>\u00a0Grenache<\/span>Syrah, Mourv\u00e8dre, as well as old Cinsault from 1950 and some Grenache planted in 1924.<\/span>\u00a0They set about converting to organic and biodynamic farming.<\/span>\u00a0The potential of this vineyard is immense.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Estate wines<\/h2>\n

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