Clos des cantonsGaranoir
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Garanoir of the Clos des cantons is in the top 70 of wines of Jura.
Details and technical informations about Clos des cantons's Garanoir.
Discover the grape variety: Garanoir
Supple and fruity reds with a purple colour and melted tannins, on aromas of cherry, raspberry, blackberry, sweet spices and floral notes. Round palate, fresh finish, more tender and approachable young than its sibling Gamaret. Vinified as a thirst-quenching single variety and in modern red blends with Gamaret, Gamay and Pinot Noir in Swiss Romandy (Vaud, Geneva, Valais). A cross of Gamay × Reichensteiner created in 1970 at the Pully station, same lineage as Gamaret.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Garanoir from Clos des cantons are 0, 2013
Informations about the Clos des cantons
The Clos des cantons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jura
Narrow 80 km French wine strip between Salins and Saint-Amour (~1,850 ha), marl and limestone soils, semi-continental climate. Savagnin is the signature native white: dry and intensely oxidative with green walnut, curry, yellow apple, dried flowers, dried fruits and saline finish, aged under a yeast veil (vin jaune style in the iconic 62 cl clavelin). Chardonnay (50%) as fresh white; light Poulsard and spiced Trousseau as ethereal reds. Crémant, vin de paille, Macvin.
The wine region of Neuchâtel
Swiss vineyard on the western shore of the lake, 606 ha in the Three Lakes region. Signature Pinot Noir (55% of the vineyard, the local prince): fine, fresh reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spices, silky tannins. Specialty invented here: Œil-de-Perdrix, a delicate Pinot Noir rosé with salmon hues. Lively, mineral Chasselas (citrus, flint) in white, including the identity-marking Non-Filtré primeur.
The word of the wine: Ventilate
Expose the wine to the air before serving, to allow it to open up more, to develop its aromas and to round out its tannins.
