{"product_id":"clos-cibonne-cotes-de-provence-chateau-cibon-cuvee-marius-rose-2020","title":"Clos Cibonne Cotes de Provence Chateau Cibon Cuvee Marius Rose 2022","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points Vinous Media \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-lg mb-2 print-text\"\u003eDrinking window:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2026\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2036\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most profound Rosés I’ve ever tasted, the 2022 Château Cibon Cuvée Marius is a powerful, noble, deeply textured wine that speaks with total authority. Initially reserved, it gradually opens in the glass to reveal a resonant core of wild strawberry fruit. Shades of Mediterranean herbs, sea spray, crushed chalk and wild game gain intensity and delineation with air. Where the 2022 really impresses is on the palate, pressing forward with staining density and saturating concentration. This is a blend of 90% Tibouren and 10% Grenache, aged for two years in 100% new 2,600-liter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efoudres\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith regular bâtonnage over the first six months. That imbues the wine with mesmerizing textural intrigue. This is not to be missed. Find it, buy it, age it, enjoy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Cibon Cuvée Marius is a tribute to Marius Roux, the modern founder of Clos Cibonne and defender of the tibouren grape in Provence in the 1800s. Marius Roux, born in 1875, led the estate’s destiny, passing it to his wife Valentine, who inherited the lands around the Castle of Cibonne. It was Marius who first focused the estate solely on wine production. The label is a recreation of the original labels of the late 1800s, when the winery was called Château Cibon. This design predates their iconic labels designed in the 1920s, which still adorn their other cuvées today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chateau Cibon Marius is only made in exceptional years. The label is a recreation of the original labels of the late 1800s, when the winery was called Château Cibon. This design predates their iconic labels designed in the 1920s, which still adorn their other cuvées today. Château Cibon Cuvée Marius is a tribute to Marius Roux, the modern founder of Clos Cibonne and defender of the tibouren grape in Provence in the 1800s. Marius Roux, born in 1875, led the estate’s destiny, passing it to his wife Valentine, who inherited the lands around the Castle of Cibonne. It was Marius who first focused the estate solely on wine production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification – \u003c\/strong\u003eFollowing an early morning manual harvest, the grapes are all destemmed and directly pressed. Native yeasts then ferment the must in new 2600L French foudres. These are temperature-controlled for a long, slow fermentation, which enhances the aromatics. The wine then spends 24 months in the same foudres, with regular bâtonnage for the first six months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSite: \u003c\/strong\u003eLe Pradet at 50m, 600m from the ocean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrapes \u003c\/strong\u003eTibouren 90%, Grenache 10%\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e Over 60 years old\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clay calcareous with schist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certified Organic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fermented with native yeasts in 2600L French foudres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAging:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 months in 2600L French foudres with regular bâtonnage for the first six months, followed by a minimum of one year of bottle age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Château Cibon Cuvée Marius is inspired and informed by the incredible vintages of Clos Cibonne, which survived and improved in their cellar from top vintages of decades past. It bears remembrance when drinking the really old wines at Cibonne. Old methods of (slightly) higher alcohols and phenological ripeness, combined with barrel aging, built classic wines with the structure to age and improved for a long time. Utilizing similar techniques, albeit with a modern winemaker’s knowledge and tools, they have managed to craft a beautifully rich and complexly structured wine, built to develop for decades to come with proper time in the cellar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cotes de Provence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40727776329862,"sku":"HAW-cibonne-MARIUS22","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/cibonnemarius.png?v=1763932185","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/clos-cibonne-cotes-de-provence-chateau-cibon-cuvee-marius-rose-2020","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}