Clos Payrol

Clos Payrol
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Pomerol
Area	0.36
Cases per year (12 × 750 mL)	75
Grape varieties	Merlot (100%)

Clos Payrol is a Bordeaux wine from Pomerol appellation, near Petrus, L'Evangile, Le Constelliante and Vieux Chateau Certan.The soil composition on this gradually sloping plateau is clay and gravel, with the iron subsoil complementary that gives its unique character profile of violets, and is thought to be a factor in the long ageing potential of wines from this area.

Just 3 barrels are produced (900 bottles, about 75 cases) from the 0.36HA plot of 100% Merlot planted to a density of 7,000 vines per hectare, 35–50 years old, and a yield of 35 HL/HA.

The winemaker, Mr. Philippe Baillarguet, is from Chateau Ausone and the owners of this vineyard are Pascal and Roger Laguerre.

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