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Southold, Rouge Clair, 2024

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A clairet - the old Bordeaux style that sits between a red and a rose, and the reason the English called the region's wine claret in the first place. Southold, the American couple who left Texas for roughly 5.3 hectares in Francs Cotes de Bordeaux, ten kilometers east of Saint-Emilion, make it from the same forty-year-old Merlot as their Le P'tit Rouge, but with only about 48 hours of maceration in concrete before pressing, then nine months in neutral French oak. The result is bright ruby, 12% alcohol, and built on limestone-driven freshness rather than extraction; farming is organic and regenerative in practice, fermentations are native, and nothing new-oaked goes near it. Only about 2,700 bottles exist. Serve it properly cold, like a light red, and it will do everything a rose does and a bit more.

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More about Southold

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Merlot

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Charcuterie, salmon or tuna, roast chicken salad, pissaladiere, or grilled vegetables with goat cheese.

Tasting Profile

Strawberry, raspberry and cherry with floral and faintly herbal notes over a mineral base. Light-bodied, nervy and dry, with bright acidity, barely any tannin, and a clean refreshing finish.