Description
Marc Barriot’s Les Quilles Libres (Le Clot de l’Origine) is a blend of white Grenache and grey Grenache from two plots planted on black schist and clay-limestone soil. It undergoes 60 days of fermentation, followed by ageing on fine lees in three-year-old barrels. An ambitious and precise wine bursting with white-fleshed fruit and citrus, underpinned by lovely minerality and a slight salinity on the finish. It’s hard to find a place for a wine of such tension in the south. After a good aeration, the wine will shine alongside simply grilled premium fish (John Dory, turbot), asparagus or hard cheeses.
Method of working
The Les Quilles Libres cuvée from the Le Clot de l’Origine estate in detail:
- Grape varieties: White Grenache, Grey Grenache
- Soils: 2 plots of black schist and clay-limestone
- Terroir: Maury (Grenache Gris) and Espira, Calce (Grenache Blanc)
- Farming: organic. Ploughing and grubbing once a year. Clearing of vines with a pickaxe. Treatments with sulphur, copper and essential oils.
- Vinification: Native yeasts. Fermentation (60 days) in barrels (3 wines).
- Ageing: on fine lees in barrels (8 months)
Source: (Domaine Le Clos de l’Origine)
What to eat with Les Quilles Libres from Domaine Le Clot de l’Origine?
- Aperitif
- Grilled premium fish
- White meats
- Asparagus
- Hard cheeses
