Clos Floridene Graves Rouge, Denis Dubourdieu Domaines

Description

Clos Floridène is a 31 hectares estate mostly located on the calcareous plateau of Pujols sur Ciron, near Barsac, in the Graves appellation. Since 1982 Denis and Florence Dubourdieu have supervised the replanting of the vineyard. In the beginning, Clos Floridène was a small enclosed parcel planted with 2 ha of old white vines composed of Sémillon and Muscadelle, a wine-grower dwelling, an old cellar and 2 ha of fallow land which was planted, upon the acquisition of the vineyard, with Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard acquired its present-day size through the successive purchase of neighboring parcels. In 1991, Clos Floridène was significantly enlarged through the adding of Château Montalivet, a 13 ha vineyard. In 2004, under Fabrice Dubourdieu’s supervision, the construction of Floridène’s new cellar began. Clos Floridène Rouge is strongly marked by an unusual association in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon onrncalcareous soil. With a bright and intense color, it has black-currant and wild strawberry aromas, with hints of mint, liquorice and smokiness. The fruit and tannin are powerful, silky and fresh.