1994 · Clos du Clocher
Château Clos du Clocher
Red · Pomerol, France
Light elegant
Dry · Fruit-forward · Classic · Smooth
Technical details
Vinification & maturation
Manual harvestDouble sortingStainless-steel fermentation25-day macerationBarrel malolactic18 months French oak50% new oak
Grapes
MerlotCabernet Franc
Soils
ClayGravel
Producer
Château Clos du Clocher
France
Clos du Clocher is a historic Pomerol estate in Bordeaux, owned by the Bourotte-Audy family since its purchase by Jean-Baptiste Audy in 1924 and now run by his great-grandson Jean-Baptiste Bourotte. The estate combines family continuity with a quality-focused approach, including manual harvest, careful sorting, gentle extraction, and low-yield viticulture. Sustainability work includes grass cover for biodiversity, selective cover-crop management, and its first certified organic vintage in 2024. Technical director Mathieu Bonté leads winemaking alongside the owner, shaping a precise, attentive style rooted in meticulous vineyard and cellar work.
Vineyard scale
Micro artisanal
<10 ha
Production scale
Micro artisanal
<30k bottles/yr