Domaine du Clos des Fées
Described by Jeb Dunnuck as “eccentric, yet dead serious”, Hervé Bizeul has had a colourful career – from sommelier to journalist and now a winemaker; not just any winemaker, mind you, but “one of the Roussillon's shining stars” (Joe Czerwinski). In a chance visit to Vingrau because he was “fed up with Paris”, Bizeul was so impressed with the terroir that he decided to buy a parcel of vines to cultivate as a hobby. Without any winemaking experience and guided only by a few friends, Bizeul bottled his inaugural 1998 vintage and managed to sell 7,000 bottles en primeur.
Bizeul has come a long way since then, and now has a good range of whites, reds and even a rosé. As reported by James Lawther MW (Decanter), the Clos des Fées is Bizeul’s “super cuvee” where yields are kept “ridiculously low”. A rather familiar Southern Rhône blend of Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache Noir and Carignana Noir, the Clos des Fées is aged in 100% new oak which is seamlessly integrated.
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The juice in 2012 didn't have quite the huge concentration and extract of the 2011, so the choice was made to use a little less new oak for a shorter time. There is certainly some grace to this wine - some pretty redcurrant and high-toned notes to the chocolatey sweet fruit. Herb-stashed and savoury with fantastic mid-palate richness of Cassis fruit and firm, polished tannin, this will reveal so much more with a few more years in bottle - Herve Bizuel feels that the wine shuts down in its second year and takes a little while to re-open.HK$4,305.00
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