Domaine le Clos des Lumières -- Les Vignes de Papy Merlot

Simply put: delicious, well-constructed, bistro wine. Nothing more nothing less. All estate fruit from a 50 hectare family farm founded in 1946 by the grandfather of the domain’s current winemaker, Gerald Serrano. Gerald took his family’s property to the next level in 2003 when he began bottling the juice from his own grapes, instead of selling them off to the local cooperative.

Grape: Merlot 100%

Region: Gard, France

Farming: Harvested at night (to limit oxidation), Organic, Sustainable, estate vineyards, chalky clay soil

Winery: Destemmed, aged in concrete tank