Clos des Mailles 2023 Séléné a Greek island a mile

a Greek island a mile off the Turkish coast

and it carries the Roussillon's weight without the heaviness that usually comes with it

took on two hectares of Mercurey premier cru that same year

Grapes are destemmed by hand

Clos des Mailles 2023 Séléné a Greek island a mileThis opens shy, the aromas a bit restrained, the fruit sitting just beneath the surface. Theres quiet substance ready to explode apple skin, guava flesh, a squeeze of lime, all carried on a bright wave of acidity. A kind of satin tension that builds slowly into the finish. Made with steel tanks, oak barrels, foudres and sandstone amphoras, the mix of four different vessels for ageing seems to have layered nuance rather than flavour, giving breadth to