2024 Clos de Sarpe

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Tasting Notes
A wine that truly does need the ageing process to soften and wrap those slightly spiky tannins, because the ph is naturally extremely low on these pure limestone soils, and they did no chaptilisation. Honestly, it is pretty sharp right now (tasted two samples), but I know this is a good quality property and I look forward to retasting in bottle. Organic certified. 60% new oak in Burgundy barrels, 10% in concrete vats and the rest in one year old barrels, 20hl/h yield, particularly after poor fruit set and flowering on the older Merlot vines. Harvest began here on October 1, through to October 7. New winemaker since 2021 with Mailys Marsena taking over from her uncle.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Neal Martin, Vinous
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The 2024 Clos de Sarpe has a vibrant nose with kirsch, crushed strawberry and cassis aromas. This is more on the extrovert side in the context of the vintage. The palate is medium-bodied and sorbet-fresh with clean, chiseled, saturated tannins toward the extended finish. This is a mineral-driven and classy Clos de Sarpe.
About the producer

A single family owned property belonging to the Beyney family since 1923 and currently managed by Christine and Jean-Guy Beyney. This 3.68 hectare vineyard planted 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc consists of some of the oldest vines in Saint-Émilion.