Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Quartz 2021 carafe tannins like moon dust that

tannins like moon dust that speak of a far-flung place disappearing into the starry night punctuated by colorful swirls far out in the cosmos

The elegant and complex bouquet unveils aromas of black cherry

the whole aged in an oak cask for five years

75% Grenache Noir

sandy soils of Ebenezer

Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Quartz 2021 carafe tannins like moon dust that80% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, yielding only 18 hl ha, from 60 year old vines in the lieu dit of Les Cassenets which adjoins Le Caillou to the south. Hand picked and hand sorted, 100% destemmed then natural yeast co fermented in tronconique wooden casks. Cuvaison lasts 34 days with extraction via plunging and delestage (rack and return). Matured for 15 months in 80% old demi muids (600 L) for the Grenache and 20% old barriques for the Syrah. Perhaps a