Clos Les Lunelles 2016

2016 Clos Les Lunelles
93WA/92VM
Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux

$46.99 SALE US LOW
*comp at $53.99
$61.99 reg

93 pts Robert Parker Wine Advocate 
Deep purp-black in color, the 2016 Clos les Lunelles bursts from the glass with flamboyant black cherries preserves, black raspberries, kirsch and crème de cassis notes with touches of violets, licorice and Chinese five spice. Full, rich, concentrated and decadently fruited in the mouth, it fills the palate with exotic spice accents and a firm yet velvety frame, finishing very long and hedonic.

92 pts Vinous
The 2016 Clos Lunelles is, floral, lifted and super-polished in the glass. Sweet red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate are all lifted by a hint of blood orange and floral notes that add freshness. Medium in body and pliant, with terrific balance, the Clos Lunelles has so much to offer. This is an especially refined vintage for the Clos Lunelles.

Clos Les Lunelles is 9 hectares is situated on the hill of Sainte-Colombe, a clay limestone plateau.  The Sainte Colombe plateau, the highest point in the Côtes de Castillon, is an extension of the Saint Emilion limestone plateau, and shares the same essential characteristics. Clos Lunelles is just a few kilometers (as the crow flies) from Château Pavie.

• 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
• Grapes are picked and sorted by hand.
• Fermentation with indigenous yeast in temperature-controlled cement vats. The wine stays on the skins for 5 weeks.
• Aged in new oak barrels for 18 to 24 months with racking every 3 months.