La Métairie du Clos Marie is aromatic with notes of wild strawberry, blackcurrant and blackberry. The palate is full-bodied and dense, with a fine velvety texture and silky tannins. The finish is long and well-balanced. Clos Marie is located in the heart of the village of Lauret. It is among the most recognized of the Pic Saint Loup crus. Forerunners in biodynamic vineyard management, Françoise and Christophe have been helping to give the appellation a qualitative boost since 1995. In the winery, vinification and ageing produce generous, powerful wines, benchmarks for the appellation. Clos Marie wines are made using natural methods: indigenous yeasts, little sulfur. The wines often require a good decanting and a few years of cellaring for the great cuvées to fully express themselves. Guide bettane et dessauve 2019: "we defend Clos Marie for its unique finesse of tannins and delicate flavors. It's racing ahead in pic-saint-loup and no one else seems close to catching up.