Thevenet 'Le Clos' Rouge

This wine is powerful and tannic, with dark fruit notes or mature fruit depending on years. The wine can be kept for some years but can be appreciated even after 2 to 3 years. It pairs well with red meat, game, and dishes cooked in sauce. Once this wine has aged, eau de vie flavor will appear and sometimes with a bit of reduction. Better when allowed to breath.

Jean-Claude Thevenet took responsibility for this family domaine in 1971 from his father, Raymond, when their holdings were a mere three (3) hectares. Jean-Claude built the domaine to its current size of thirty (30) hectares with vineyards centered on their village of Pierreclos at the heart of the Maconnais. In addition to working their own vineyards, the Thevenet family, for three generations, has also conducted a successful nursery business producing fine quality grape vines for many family-owned domaines in Burgundy and also in the Champagne district.

Over thirty years, Jean-Claude and his wife, Helene, and now his three sons (Benjamin, Jonathan and Aurélien), have performed at a remarkable, and consistently high, level producing wines of honesty and purity and fine value. Jean-Claude passed away in 2008 at the too-young age of 54; but his three talented and dedicated sons continue the work their father and grandfather started, all functioning under the rigorous supervision of their mother, Helene.