Clotaire Michal Saint Joseph 2011 Magnum (150cl)
Clotaire Michal Saint-Joseph 2011 is a red wine from the Saint-Joseph appellation in the Rhône Valley, produced by Clotaire Michal. This vintage belongs to the period when the winemaker crafted Saint-Joseph wines from Syrah, with vinification carried out in Thierry Allemand's cellars. A cuvée tied to the early years of Clotaire Michal's journey in the Northern Rhône.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Saint Joseph
- Producteur / Domaine
- Clotaire Michal
- Millésime
- 2011
Clotaire Michal
Located in Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne, in the southern Beaujolais, Domaine Yuka & Clotaire Michal mainly produces Gamay from old vines on pink granite and sandy soils. Clotaire Michal, a former sommelier trained notably by Christophe Peyrus and Thierry Allemand, has been working since 2018 with his wife Yuka Ito. Vinifications rely notably on whole clusters and indigenous yeasts.
- Owner
- Clotaire Michal et son épouse Yuka Ito
Histoire du domaine
Before becoming a winemaker, Clotaire Michal worked as a sommelier. He then trained in the Languedoc with Christophe Peyrus at Clos Marie, followed by five years with Thierry Allemand in Cornas. From 2008 to 2012, he produced Saint-Joseph from Syrah, with vinifications carried out in Thierry Allemand's cellar. At the end of 2013, he acquired a property featuring old vines and a cellar in Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne, south of Brouilly; his first Beaujolais vintage was crafted in 2014. Initially run by Clotaire alone, the estate became a collaboration with his wife Yuka Ito in 2018. In 2019, several cuvées changed names: La Napoléon became Libre Pensée and Vignes Centenaires was renamed À Fleur de Peau, both commercialized as Vin de France. The consulted sources do not establish with sufficient certainty the currently farmed surface area or total annual production, as available figures are presented by cuvée and vintage.
