Clavis Orea, the golden key, a symbol of hospitality
Clavis Orea meaning “golden key” in Latin, the symbol of welcoming in the hospitality industry. The golden keys represent high quality, hard work and passion, as we both come from restaurateur family. We wanted to reflect that in the name and quality of the wine, service, and dedication leading to high satisfaction.
Clavis Orea Grand Cru is a wine that represents the right bank at his best, with great varietal definition Merlot-Cabernet, with good pedigree, well crafted, balanced, spices, fruit driven, with good backbone, fleshy, and very digest, moreover we wanted to make a great Grand Cru wine accessible palate wise and refined, that can be enjoyed once bottled but also can be aged up to 7-10 years before moving into secondary and tertiary stage.
Clavis Orea Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a wine that represents the right bank at his best, with great varietal definition Merlot-Cabernet, with good pedigree, well crafted, balanced, spices, fruit driven, with good backbone, fleshy, and very digest, moreover we wanted to make a great Grand Cru wine accessible palate wise and refined, that can be enjoyed once bottled but also can be aged up to 7-10 years before moving into secondary and tertiary stage.
Technical aspects of Clavis Orea
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Vineyards
All our grapes come from properties at Vignobles Rollet in Saint-Émilion, where specific single plots vineyards are selected by Franck Jugelmann, and under our own management from vinification to the bottle.
Chateaux that are family owned for centuries dating back to 17th century for some. Vineyards that are family owned for centuries dating back to 17th century for some. Vineyards are located on foothills below the plateau facing South Est & West, clay and deep limestone in Saint-Étienne-de Lisse, and with clay, silicious sand with perfect draining.
– Vineyards : 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
– Soils : deep clay and limestone
– Maintenance : Simple Guyot 5 Buds – 8 bunches per vines – Green Harvest when needed
– Harvest : semi mechanic – yield averaging 42 Hl hectare
– Harvest & Winemaking : 3 level of selection – on Vines – Sorting table-final Optical Sorter Infra-laser selection for the grape size
Vinification
Concrete tanks surface coating & with temperature control.
– Pre-fermentation at cold temperature 6°, 5 days maceration
– Fermentation 15 days average, Temperature 20° – up to 28° max 3-4 days to preserve
the freshness of the fruit
– Manual pushing cap and pumping over gently, all contribute to perfect gentle extraction
– Vatting period for another 10 days at cool temperature
Production
Only 28,000 bottles can be produced on that quality scale, delimited by the capacity of our selected single vineyards.
Ageing
16 months – 225 Litres barrels – Forêts de l’Allier – CM
– 30% New Oak , giving the complexity
– 30% 2nd year , adding fine texture
– 40% in Vat , preserving the fruit element and varietal definition
– Batonnâge Regular on fine lies and 2 rackings a year .
– Racking and bottling mid-Mars.
Vintages
– Vintage 2015 : 70% Merlot – 20% Cabernet Franc – 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
– Vintage 2016 : 100% Merlot
– Vintage 2017 : We have not produced 2017 wines because of the climate, as the frost caused two-thirds of losses. Moreover, the quality of the remaining volumes was not meeting our level of requirements.
Philosophy
First, we don’t believe in very low yields to start with, but balance and respecting mothers nature in tune with the vintage, as much as knowing the terroir are the essence in making the best wine accordingly to our eco system, where we obtain perfect balance, good ripeness, balanced of acidity and alcohol, good color and fine tannins, seeking harmony and generosity, plenty of fruit and freshness, with good lift to the palate… Ageing without excess of oak as we age only 60% in Oak and 40% in vat to preserve the fruit and varietal flavors… and overall making digest wines.
Ratings & Reviews
Discover the latest ratings & reviews of our several vintages. Available on our website, you can also download them (PDF format). You can also watch a Youtube video to discover most of our ratings by clicking on the button below.
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Contact us
Amphora Wine Management
33330 Saint-Émilion
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