Domaine du Clos des Fees - 'La Petite Siberie' Red 2020

Grape

96% Grenache Noir, 2% Mourvèdre, 2%Syrah

A single 1.16 hectare plot is devoted to one of the property's finest cuvées, the sublime, almost legendary "Petite Sibérie". The old Grenache Noir vines grow in somewhat extreme conditions on a clay-limestone base, covered with schist with an exceptionally high iron content. The plot is exposed to an icy wind for more than 200 days of the year, hence its name, "Little Siberia". The wine is topped up regularly with a blend of Mourvèdre and Syrah, and then bottled without filtration. A superb, dense, complex wines that needs at least 15 years to reveal its potential.

Tasting notes

The 2020 Domaine du Clos des Fées 'La Petite Sibérie' is a rich, powerful red wine from Roussillon, France, with intense aromas of blackberry jam, dark chocolate, and coffee. The palate offers incredible finesse, velvety tannins, and a remarkably long, evolving finish.

The nose starts with vanilla notes, opening up to blackberry jam, blackcurrant, warm blueberry tart, cocoa, and coffee. On the palate it shows great power and concentration, balanced by velvety, tight tannins and fresh acidity, in a structure that's full-bodied, highly complex, and known to shift and evolve continuously over several hours in the glass.

More About The Winery

Founded in 1998 by Hervé Bizeul — former “Best Young Sommelier of France,” wine journalist, and Paris wine bar owner — Domaine du Clos des Fées has become one of the most acclaimed estates in Roussillon. What began with a small, garage-made vintage quickly turned into an international success story, with the wines now sought after by collectors worldwide.

The domaine’s vineyards stretch across diverse terroirs, up to 15 km apart, with exposures and soils ranging from granite to limestone. Many plots feature century-old vines, hand-harvested and farmed with a philosophy of respect for nature.

With plantings focused on Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Grenache Blanc, and Grenache Gris, Clos des Fées produces wines of remarkable depth, concentration, and finesse. Ageing in oak barriques and bottling without filtration further enhances their character and authenticity.