Clos Cibonne - Tibouren - Cuvée Prestige Caroline Rosé 2020
Clos Cibonne is located in Le Pradet, in Provence. The name refers to Jean-Baptiste de Cibon, captain of the Royal Navy under Louis XVI and former owner of the estate. When he died in 1797, the property was sold to the ancestors of the Roux Family. Marius Roux, born in 1850, inherited the estate from his mother. He helped to maintain it for many years by cultivating citrus fruits, flowers and already some grape varieties. In 1930, his son, André, took over the estate and through his perseverance gave the foundations and notoriety of Clos Cibonne. Quickly in the 1935s, he gradually stopped growing flowers and citrus fruits to devote his life to the vine. It was at this time that he had the audacity to plant a very old grape variety that he rediscovered: Tibouren. His commitment will allow him to be rewarded in 1955 by a ministerial decree classifying 18 estates including Clos Cibonne and authorising winegrowers to use the appellation "Cru Classé". When he died in 1989, André Roux left the property to his daughter Jacqueline who, with her husband Emile Mourchou, would take care of the estate for 15 years. For Emile, this return to the land is a new challenge. At 60, he put all his ardor into restructuring the estate by buying land, replanting Tibouren and developing a new cellar corresponding to the needs of modern viticulture. Since 2003, his daughter Brigitte and his son-in-law Claude Deforges have taken over the estate. The vineyard is managed in a sustainable agriculture process.
The Prestige Caroline Rosé cuvée is a blend of Tibouren (90%) and Grenache (10%) from plots of Tibouren that are on average 40 years old. The bunches of grapes are harvested in the morning then are destemmed before direct pressing in stainless steel vats, with cold setting to slow the start of fermentation. From the start of fermentation, the musts are sent to barrels where fermentation lasts about a week. Daily stirring with temperature control is carried out to ensure the best extraction of the aromas until the onset of winter. The wine is aged in 300 litres fine-grained barrels for 8 to 10 months.
Grape varieties: 90% Tibouren, 10% Grenache
