Our wines

General presentation

Clos d'Alari has 7 hectares of vines planted at an altitude of 300m, most of which are trellised on clay-limestone terroir:

5 hectares AOC, 2 hectares Vin de Pays.

The vines

We aim to respect the diversity of our environment as much as possible:

No pesticides or herbicides.

Attention to the soil, grassing and, green manuring, sowing of plant cover. Our soil is alive!

We have been Organic Farming since our 2021 harvest.

Our production:

60% Rosé for 3 cuvées including 1 vin de pays and 1 gastronomic cuvée "Grand Clos".
20% Red for 5 cuvées, including 3 wines without added sulfite and 2 red cuvées for ageing.
20% White for 2 cuvées: Rolle and "Grand Rolle" aged in acacia barrels for 14 months.

Our grape varieties:

Syrah
Cabernet
Grenache
Carignan
Mourvèdre
Merlot
Cinsault
Rolle

Our harvest

We harvest by hand, at night, depending on ripeness checks.

In view of climatic changes, harvesting is taking place earlier and earlier.

These are spread over a month, as the different grape varieties are not all harvested at the same time.

The winery

We intervene as little as possible in the cellar, with no inputs other than the bare minimum of sulphur at bottling. No external yeasts, only those from our own grapes (indigenous yeasts).

Our production

60% Rosé, including the gastronomic cuvée "Grand Clos" in Côtes de Provence.

20% Red, with cuvées that vary from year to year, between ready-to-drink wines and wines for laying down.

20% White, including Rolle in Côtes de Provence.

Our Rosés

"Grand Clos" Rosé AOP Côtes de Provence 2022

9000 bottles

Soil: Triassic-marine-limestone plateau-overgrown 1 row in 2

Hand-harvested at night from August 23, 2022.

Blend: Cinsault-Grenache-Carignan

Vinification: Direct pressing - Indigenous yeasts

Aging: 6 months in stainless steel vats

Yield: hectare/23HL

"Métisse" Rosé 2022 - Vin de France

2000 bottles

Soil: Triassic-marine-limestone plateau-overgrown with vegetation 1 row in 2

The average age of vines: 20 years

Hand-harvested at night from August 23, 2022

Yield:15HL/hectare

A blend of red (Merlot) and white (Rolle) grapes

Aging: 6 months in stainless steel tanks

Vinification: Total destemming, cold skin maceration.

Native yeasts.

No fining or filtration. Total SO2 10 mg/litre

"Missy" Rosé 2021 - Vin de Pays du Var

4500 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau-marno limestone-overgrown 1 row in 2

The average age of vines is 20 years

Hand-harvested at night from August 27, 2021

Yield: 15HL/hectare

Blend of Merlot-Rolle-Carignan

Aging: 5 months in stainless steel tanks

Vinification: Total destemming, cold skin maceration.

Our white wines

"Le Rolle 2021 -AOP Côtes de Provence

3000 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau-marno limestone-overgrown with vegetation 1 row in 2

Average age of vines 20 years

Hand-picked at night from September 13, 2021.

Yield: 34HL/hectare

100% Rolle

Aging: 6 months in stainless steel tanks

Vinification: Total destemming-maceration-pressing-stainless steel tank ageing.

"Le Grand Rolle" 2020 AOP Côtes de Provence

600 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau-marno limestone-overgrown 1 row in 2

Average age of vines 20 years

Hand-picked at night from September 7, 2020.

Yield: 34HL/hectare

100%Rolle

Aging: 15 months in acacia barrels

Vinification: Total destemming-maceration-pressing

Our Red Wines

Marius" Red PDO Côtes de Provence 2016

3100 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau - marl limestone - vegetation cover 1 row in 2

Hand-picked at night from September 13, 2016.

Average age of vines 22 years - Yield per hectare/40HL

Blend: Syrah - Cabernet Sauvignon

Vinification: De-stemming, delestage, crushing, pumping over, selection of presses. Aged in oak barrels for 15 months.

Laying down: Ready to drink, laying down 12 to 15 years.

"CARIMAÏ" Red Vin de France 2021

1200 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau - calcareous marl - vegetation cover 1 row in 2

Grape variety: Carignan

Hand-picked at night on September 25 and 27, 2021.

Average age of vines 56 years -100% Carignan goblet

Aging: 5 months in stainless steel vats

Vinification: indigenous yeasts-carbonic maceration-drops- 0gr SO2 (added)

Yield: hectare/20HL

"AUTOCHTONE 2020 Vin de France

2000 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau - calcareous marl - vegetation cover 1 row in 2

Grape varieties: Cinsault

Hand-harvested

"VIEUX K" 2020 Vin de France

2400 bottles

Soil: Triassic plateau - calcareous marl - plant cover 1 out of 2 rows