2022 Le Clos du Caillou "Les Quartz" Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 2022 is an exceptional vintage for many reasons: firstly, because of the exceptionally early, hot and dry spring and summer with only 96 mm of rain from January to August. This rainfall deficit during the vegetative period can be compared to 2003 vintage. Exceptional also because of the storm episode (composed with hail) on 14th August. Hopefully, Clos du Caillou vineyard was almost not impacted with hail. Exceptional also because of

with some of the domaine's vines growing just above

balanced ripeness

Throw in a neglected variety like Verdelho and spice it up with some Semillon and hooah

with a tiny amount of neutral barrels prior to bottling

though his son

Jason Pahlmeyer understood that making wines with exceptional concentration

Pre-fermentation cold maceration to develop the fruit

A green harvest is carried out every year

Screaming Eagle's first winemaker was Heidi Patterson Barrett

the Maldants have been making wine in Burgundy for five generations

for about 25 years

followed by meticulous sorting (40 people)