Clos des Fous “Pour Ma Gueule” Pinot Noir 2022

This blend (88% Pinot Noir, 12% Cinsault) from Itata has notes of tobacco, rose petals, mint, eucalyptus, and juicy red apple on the nose. The palate shows red fruits of raspberry, caramel apple, rhubarb, and strawberry to lead to a finish of dark chocolate and earl gray tea with medium tannin.

Sourced from Viñedo Larqui, a 4.5-acre vineyards planted between 1998-2008 in granitic soils at 330 feet altitude. Farmed lutte raisonée. After a 10-day cold soak, the wine was made in concrete; aged on the lees for 12 months and bottled lightly filtered.

"Pour Ma Gueule" is a term commonly used by French vintners which translates to "for my gob," and usually refers to a stash of wine determined too good to sell to the public and reserved for the winemakers' personal consumption.

An incredible value Pinot made by Pedro Parra, Francois Massoc, Paco Leyton and Albert Cussen, a quartet of winemakers who believe Chilean wines do not need to be boring. Very fresh cherry, cranberry, red currant fruit aromas supported by dry earthy spices and violet. Seamless, well-balanced with a savory acidity wrapped around red berry fruits.