Clair Obscur Maranges Rouge Sur le Bois Sud 2022 extra-brut-selection smoke and dried fruit notes

smoke and dried fruit notes all combine seamlessly

Aged 16 months in barrels (30% new)

a former Morgan winemaker who launched his own micro-negociant label after stints in Bordeaux

An outstanding introduction to a serious Montalcino estate—approachable now but with real structure underneath

Light on its feet

Clair Obscur Maranges Rouge Sur le Bois Sud 2022 extra-brut-selection smoke and dried fruit notesSur le Bois Sud is one of two Maranges plots Pierre and Jennifer Clair acquired in 2015 and converted to biodynamics right away. Maranges sits at the southern tip of the Cote de Beaune and tends to give Pinot Noir a bit more structure and dark fruit. Pierre worked the vines at Domaine de Montille and d'Angerville before building this small 3. 5 hectare estate. The reds are made naturally, with minimal additions. This is the most serious of their crus.