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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2014 (based on 7 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.4 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Brett and Megan on 7/31/2013 & rated 83 points: mineral/eraser on the nose, hot with citrus in the middle, also a bit of funky taste at the finish (1888 views) | | | Tasted by ckilpatrick on 3/20/2012: Very dry - was expecting a bit more fruit expression and a tad of sweetness. This had neither. (2473 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 3/12/2011 & rated 87 points: Clos du Val Winery Tasting (Clos Du Val Tasting Room): WIML87-88+/-
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of grapefruit, gooseberry and passion fruit. Flavors of lime, grapefruit and a hint of peach and apricot. Medium to bright acidity, light to medium body. Drink over the short term, perhaps the next 2 years +/-? (3342 views) |
| Clos du Val Producer website
Clos Du Val, French for "small vineyard estate of a small valley," was founded in 1972 in the now legendary Stags Leap District by Franco-American entrepreneur John Goelet. After a worldwide search to purchase vineyard properties from which to craft world-class wines, 150 acres in Stags Leap and 180 acres in Carneros were chosen, solidifying Clos Du Val's iconic stature and formidable place in Napa Valley history. Today, for Clos Du Val Winemaker Ted Henry, it is the bounty from these renowned vineyards that acts as the foundation for the distinctive, terroir-driven wines of balance and elegance for which Clos Du Val is known.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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