Hall B1 - n°1
CLOS AGUILEM
FranceLanguedoc-RoussillonTerraces of Larzac AOPLanguedoc AOP
Information
- Description
- Originally from Brittany, Jean-Charles Auffret discovered the Languedoc and fell in love with its wines while studying agronomy in Montpellier in the mid-1990s.
A career of 15 years in Champagne followed, where Jean-Charles worked with grape growers giving environmental and technical advice, before settling in 2015 in the heart of the Terrasses du Larzac to create the wines he loves in this exceptional terroir.
The project to create Clos Aguilem seduced several of his friends and family members, all wine lovers. Today, 19 convinced shareholders and committed partners support Jean-Charles in the development of the estate. Clos Aguilem has always been a collective story and today the Domaine has 10 grape varieties over 15.5 hectares, with all plots of vines being certified organic.
The Domaine is guided by the search for a limited yield and minimal intervention on the soil: short pruning during winter and de-budding in spring. The soils are ploughed or mowed and trimming is not practiced in order to preserve the leaf surface and the photosynthetic activity of our vines.
Clos Aguilem is one of the rare domains to have vines on 4 different types of soil. These are all nuances that contribute to the singularity of the style of the wines.
The harvest is exclusively done by hand, starts from mid-August and usually lasts for 3 to 4 weeks. The grapes are harvested and transported to the winery in small baskets of 15 kilos to preserve their integrity. Grapes from different origins and plots are vinified separately where possible. Some plots can be blended when respecting the same terroir’s origin.
The vinification aims to express the fruit, to extract the most balanced tannic structure to produce wines with volume, character and length. Long macerations are used to search maximum expression of fruit in the wines. Some of the wines are carefully aged in wood sourced from small independant tonnelleries.
- Appellation
- Terrasses du Larzac AOP
- Région viticole
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Country
- France
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Production mode
- Year of certification
- 2019-01-01
- Quality approach
- None
- Packaging
- Glass bottle
- Product type
- Still wine
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Distribution networks
- Current customer(s) type
- Café / Hotel / RestaurantCavisteExportateurGrossiste
- Current countries
- AllemagneBelgiqueFranceItalie
- Type of target customer(s)
- Cafe / Hotel / RestaurantWine merchantBroker / Commercial agentExporterWholesalerImporterSommelier
- Target country(ies)
- CanadaDenmarkIrelandLuxembourgUnited KingdomSwissSuedeUNITED STATES
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Main contact
- First name
- Jean-Charles
- Name
- Auffret
