Romain Le Bars Le Clau 2020

Country: France 
Region: Rhone Valley
Grape: Ugni Blanc
Colour: White
Bottle Size: 75cl 
Bottle Weight: 1330g
Alcohol: 12.5%
Vintage: 2020

Romain runs a tiny 1.5 hectare estate in Gard, in the southern Rhône region. Since his first vintage in 2018 he has slowly acquired more land, meaning there is more wine available for us. Romain spent 7 years working with winemaker Eric Pfifferling at Domaine de L’Anglore, prior to that assisted Matthieu Vallée at Château Yvonne. Romain works, mostly, with Carignan, Grenache and Syrah, and vinifies in old wood using little to no sulphur. His wines are about drinkability and he is really showing mastery of carbonic maceration. Incredible and extremely limited wines, from a rising star in the South of France.

FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES

Le Clau is a floral Ugni Blanc. The grapes are pressed directly and the wine aged in oak barrels. It is a perfect aperitif.