Clos (vineyard)

Clos, from the French ^[1] for Closure or enclosed, is a walled^[2] vineyard used to protect the grapes from theft as well as improving the mesoclimate. Often founded by Cistercians monks. The word is often used in the name of famous wines even when the wall no longer exists.

Clos in France :

Clos de Vougeot

• Bordeaux: Château Léoville-Las Cases, Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Clos Fourtet, Clos des Jacobins, Clos de l'Oratoire, Clos Saint-Martin
• Burgundy: Clos Napoléon (Fixin), Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, La Romanée together with La Romanée-Conti, Clos de Vougeot, Clos des Réas (Vougeot), Corton-Clos du Roi, Clos des Ursules, Clos des Mouches (Beaune), Clos des Épeneaux (Pommard), Clos du Val (Auxey-Duresses), Clos des Chênes (Volnay), Montrachet
• Champagne: Clos des Goisses (Aÿ), Clos du Mesnil (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; see Champagne Krug)
• Alsace: Clos Sainte-Hune in Grand Cru Rosacker (Hunawihr), Clos Sainte-Odile (Obernai)
• Loire: Clos de la Coulée-de-Serrant, Clos du Papillon (Savennières), Le Grand Clos (Bourgueil)
• Rhône: Clos des Papes, Clos du Mont-Olivet, Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
• South West France: Clos La Coutale, Clos de Gamot, Clos Triguedina (Cahors)

In French-speaking Switzerland:

• Vaud: Clos des Abbayes, Clos des Moines (Dézaley), Clos du Paradis (Aigle), Clos du Rocher, Clos des Rennauds (Yvorne)
• Valais: Clos Grand Brûlé, Clos des Montibeux (Leytron), Clos de Balavaud (Vétroz)

Steinberg

In Germany:

• Rheingau: Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg and Steinberg (Eberbach Abbey), Neroberg (Wiesbaden)
• Rheinhessen: Schlossmühle in Heidesheim, Niersteiner Glöck

Exterior view of Steinberg, Kloster Eberbach walled vineyard

References

1. ^ Robinson, Jancis (2006). The Oxford Companion to Wine. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198609902.  Wine Pros
2. ^ Ciocco, Tom.: A wine term "Clos", Wine Library Terroir