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Clos du Lican

Syrah 2021

Experimental phase: initial rating derived from official awards and critic reviews

4.8
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James Suckling - 100 points

2024

Clos du Lican Syrah 2021 is a premium red wine from the Apalta Valley in Chile, made from 100% Syrah grapes. This wine has received exceptionally high ratings from wine critics, including a perfect 100 points from James Suckling, who described it as "ethereal and endless," with aromas of lavender, sage, dried potpourri, blackberries, tar, pepper, and black licorice.


Jeb Dunnuck awarded this wine 98 points, highlighting its deep purple color and notes of darker berries, cassis, smoked herbs, spring flowers, and ground pepper. He described it as "the best Syrah I've tasted from South America."

About Clos du Lican

Clos du Lican is a winery located in the Apalta Valley in Chile, renowned for producing high-quality red wines. It was established in 2004 by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet as part of the family estate, Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle.


The vineyards cover 15 hectares, primarily planted with Syrah, with the goal of crafting single-vineyard wines. The first vintage, Clos du Lican 2019, was released in 2022 under the leadership of Charles de Bournet, the seventh generation of the Marnier Lapostolle family.


The wines from this winery are distinguished by their elegance, complexity, and significant aging potential.