Clos des Fous - "Grillos Cantores" Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (13.5% ABV) 750ml

Clos des Fous is about four friends – four crazy guys that have chosen to ignore the "experts" about where to plant vineyards and to trust their own instincts. The team is viticulturist Paco Leyton, winemaker Francois Massoc, terroir hunter Pedro Parra, and "bringer of wisdom" Albert Cussen.

Clos des Fous, at his heart, is a project dedicated to finding extreme terroirs in Chile and then exploiting those to craft unique wines. They focus on minimal intervention viticulture and winemaking, with the goal of allowing the terroir to express its natural balance and spirit. They are inspired by the wines of Burgundy, where both Pedro and Francois trained.

This crowd-pleasing release is a fresh, mineral-driven Cabernet from the high elevation (1,380 feet) 25 acre "Grillos Cantores" vineyard in Cachapoal, planted in 1993, soil is carbonated alluvial

Beautiful dark ruby-red color with violet highlights. Outstanding fruit with a nose full of red berries, black cherry, black pepper, and hints of violets. Those elements come through on the palate with fresh black and red fruit revealing a full-bodied wine. Tannins are very silky and lush on the palate. The mid-palate is round and velvety with excellent acidity that enhances its liveliness and balance.

~1,800 cases produced annually 

region: Alto Cachapoal, Chile

varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

style: classic red

farming/cellar: practicing organic, 10 day cold soak, unoaked, matured 18 months on the lees in combo of steel and concrete, lightly filtered

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