Pierre Cleacutement Menetou-Salon red 2019

 

Bright red wine with a spicy fruity aroma of fresh cherries, herbs and slightly caramel. The taste sets in spicy and develops a mild tannin; jam-like fragrant in the aftertaste.

 

Menetou-salon is now known to many wine lovers as one of the top Sauvignons of the Loire. Much less known is the planting of the Pinot Noir grape. In the neighboring area of Sancerre, the pinot noir is often found on the less well-situated plots, resulting in a somewhat thin, sharp red wine. That is not the case with Clément in Menetou. He selected his warmest vineyards so that this red grape develops a beautiful ripeness. In addition, the vines, between thirty and fifty years old, give concentrated grapes. The second fermentation and maturation takes place in small oak barrels. The wine stays for about twelve months in partly new oak barrels, so that only a slight wood influence can be tasted. In the words of Pierre Clément 'un très grand pinot noir'.