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2022 Catherine Bernard Le Claret
2022 Catherine Bernard Le Claret
Region: Sommières < Languedoc < France
Grape: Carignan
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic/biodynamic farming; soils of limestone and clay with large pebbles; half direct press, half macerated 10 days then blended and aged in concrete before bottling, unfined and unfiltered, with zero added S02; zero-zero; 11.5% ABV
Winemaker: Catherine Bernard
Catherine Bernard was first a journalist - she came to wine a bit later in life. She wrote for Paris' Libération Newspaper until 2003, when she turned 40 and was newly divorced with two young children, and needed a change of direction. Originally from Brittany, Catherine grew up on a farm, her father was a grain dealer, and wanted to be back in touch with the land. She loves white wine and always wanted to make just that - white. But the vineyards that found her in 2005, in the commune of Saint Drézéry, that became her tiny but mighty eponymous estate, had only red grapes planted -- 1 hectare each under vine to Grenache and Mourvedre. And so she makes red wine, but with the elegance and refinement of a white wine. Over the years she has purchased more land and now has 4 hectares of vineyards, with the addition of Cinsault, Alicante Bouchet and Terre Bourret under vine. The soils are a composition of limestone and clay with large pebbles, the vineyards are all certified organic and farmed in a biodynamic spirit. Catherine says that for her, Languedoc is ‘the forest of France, the land of Freedom. There is a tradition of vines in the region, but not of wine, allowing the freedom to make wine in a very personal way.’ For 13 years, Catherine has worked alone, doing all the vineyard and cellar work herself. In 2018, she was joined by her son Nicolas.
Maybe she had it in her but maybe also as a result of her maturity, her understanding of her vines, that eventually finds its way into the bottle, but her wines are incredibly nuanced, thoughtful and heartfelt. Like this light red 'Claret', a delicate, lithe, red-fruited beauty that is shy and unaware of her powerful, structured backbone. A transparent ruby in the glass and a mere 11.5% ABV, it could pass as a dark rosé, but there is subtle but unmistakable power and structure here. Give her a light chill and let her shine with an autumn feast to unite all sorts of food on a long table with friends.
SERVE LIGHTLY CHILLED
Grape: Carignan
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic/biodynamic farming; soils of limestone and clay with large pebbles; half direct press, half macerated 10 days then blended and aged in concrete before bottling, unfined and unfiltered, with zero added S02; zero-zero; 11.5% ABV
Winemaker: Catherine Bernard
Catherine Bernard was first a journalist - she came to wine a bit later in life. She wrote for Paris' Libération Newspaper until 2003, when she turned 40 and was newly divorced with two young children, and needed a change of direction. Originally from Brittany, Catherine grew up on a farm, her father was a grain dealer, and wanted to be back in touch with the land. She loves white wine and always wanted to make just that - white. But the vineyards that found her in 2005, in the commune of Saint Drézéry, that became her tiny but mighty eponymous estate, had only red grapes planted -- 1 hectare each under vine to Grenache and Mourvedre. And so she makes red wine, but with the elegance and refinement of a white wine. Over the years she has purchased more land and now has 4 hectares of vineyards, with the addition of Cinsault, Alicante Bouchet and Terre Bourret under vine. The soils are a composition of limestone and clay with large pebbles, the vineyards are all certified organic and farmed in a biodynamic spirit. Catherine says that for her, Languedoc is ‘the forest of France, the land of Freedom. There is a tradition of vines in the region, but not of wine, allowing the freedom to make wine in a very personal way.’ For 13 years, Catherine has worked alone, doing all the vineyard and cellar work herself. In 2018, she was joined by her son Nicolas.
Maybe she had it in her but maybe also as a result of her maturity, her understanding of her vines, that eventually finds its way into the bottle, but her wines are incredibly nuanced, thoughtful and heartfelt. Like this light red 'Claret', a delicate, lithe, red-fruited beauty that is shy and unaware of her powerful, structured backbone. A transparent ruby in the glass and a mere 11.5% ABV, it could pass as a dark rosé, but there is subtle but unmistakable power and structure here. Give her a light chill and let her shine with an autumn feast to unite all sorts of food on a long table with friends.
SERVE LIGHTLY CHILLED
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