Clos des Fous “Pour Ma Gueule” Assemblage Itata, 2017 Timorasso with silky tannins

with silky tannins

Winemaking estate for well over 100 years and long recognized site for making outstanding wines (gold medals at exhibitions in Bordeaux in 1895 and in Paris in 1900)

These wines are on the forefront of the next generation of winemaking

hint of sweet tobacco

The fruit for the Estate Shiraz comes from the Spencer & Figtree Vineyards showcasing both limestone and granite based soils

Clos des Fous “Pour Ma Gueule” Assemblage Itata, 2017 Timorasso with silky tannins*Pair with S'mores Girl Scout Cookies* Cinsault 76%, Pais 16%, Carignan 8%. Campfire, barn, hay, sweet white smoke. Plum, morello cherry and graham cracker on a light, soft body. Buddies and winemaker rockstars Pedro Parra, Francois Massoc, Paco Leyton and Albert Cussen started Clos des Fous in 2008 to upend the assumption that wine from Chile was boring, industrial, and overripe. They sought out vineyards that experience extreme conditions to extract