{"product_id":"clos-cibonne-cotes-de-provence-tibouren-cuvee-prestige-caroline-rose","title":"Clos Cibonne Cotes de Provence Tibouren Cuvee Prestige Caroline Rose 2024","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy favorite rose in the entire range, the very limited Caroline is a special bottling of old vine parcels from Cibonne planted in schist soils with some clay top soils.  It also sees the smallest barrels at 300L, bigger than a standard 225L barrel and also mostly used oak.  They introduce small single digits of new oak each vintage that is completely unnoticeable. \u003cem\u003e- Tom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClos Cibonne’s Cuvée Prestige Caroline stands uniquely apart from other rosés as a classic, one-of-a-kind Côtes de Provence rosé featuring the tibouren grape in the lead role, with grenache and syrah. Caroline is a limited cuvée named for Claude and Brigitte’s daughter, a selection made exclusively of specific plots from the estate’s over 40-year-old organic tibouren grapes planted on calcareous clay and schist and fermented in 300L barrels. Like the other Cibonne Cuvées, Caroline has the structure to improve in bottle for up to a decade or more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaroline is a limited cuvée named for Claude and Brigitte’s daughter, a selection made exclusively of specific plots from the estate’s over 40-year-old organic tibouren grapes planted on calcareous clay and schist and fermented in 300L barrels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike the other Cibonne Cuvées, Caroline has the structure to improve in bottle for up to a decade or more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClos Cibonne’s Cuvée Prestige Caroline stands uniquely apart from other rosés as a classic, one-of-a-kind Côtes de Provence rosé featuring the tibouren grape in the lead role, with grenache and sometimes syrah.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking \u003c\/strong\u003eAfter an early morning manual harvest, the grapes are destemmed and directly pressed. The must goes into temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, where the fermentation process begins with native yeasts. Once the fermentation is underway, the must is racked into 300L French barrels (10% new) where fermentation is completed with daily bâtonnage. Once fermentation is done, the wine ages on the fine lees for eight to ten months in the same barrel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSite:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Pradet at 50m\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrapes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90% Tibouren \/ 10% Grenache\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e Over 40 years old\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clay calcareous and schist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certified Organic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fermented by native yeasts in 300L French oak barrels (less than 10% new usually)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight to ten months in the same 300L French oak barrels, one year in bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"COTES DE PROVENCE ROSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167172923526,"sku":"HAW-cibonneCAROLINE-23","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/cibonnecarolineNEW_b3f8cfae-09e6-4cf6-a79c-ba221de452dd.jpg?v=1763932165","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/clos-cibonne-cotes-de-provence-tibouren-cuvee-prestige-caroline-rose","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}