Clos (vineyard)
Encyclopedia
Clos, from the French for Closure or enclosed, is a walled vineyard
used to protect the grapes from theft
as well as improving the mesoclimate. Often founded by Cistercians monks.
The word is often used in the name of famous wines even when the wall no longer exists.
Clos in France
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In French-speaking Switzerland
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In Germany
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Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
used to protect the grapes from theft
Theft
In common usage, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud...
as well as improving the mesoclimate. Often founded by Cistercians monks.
The word is often used in the name of famous wines even when the wall no longer exists.
Clos in France
French wine
French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
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- BordeauxBordeaux wineA Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
: Château Léoville-Las CasesChâteau Léoville-Las CasesChâteau Léoville-Las Cases is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Léoville-Las Cases is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
, Clos Haut-PeyragueyClos Haut-PeyragueyChâteau Clos Haut-Peyraguey is a sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classé in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Belonging to the Sauternes appellation in Gironde, in the region of Graves, the winery is located in the commune of Bommes.-External links:*...
, Clos FourtetClos FourtetClos Fourtet, previously Château Clos Fourtet and archaichally Camfourtet, is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Saint-Émilion, ranked Premier grand cru classé B in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine...
, Clos des Jacobins, Clos de l'Oratoire, Clos Saint-Martin - BurgundyBurgundy wineBurgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...
: Clos Napoléon (FixinFixinFixin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region on the Grand Crus route in eastern France.-Administration:- Population :-Sights:...
), Chambertin-Clos de BèzeChambertinChambertin is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. Chambertin is located within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, and it is situated approximately in the centre of a group of...
, Clos de TartClos de TartClos de Tart is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. It is situated in the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte-d'Or département...
, Clos des LambraysClos des LambraysClos des Lambrays is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. It is situated in the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte-d'Or département, and is located immediately to the...
, Clos de la RocheClos de la RocheClos de la Roche is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. It is situated in the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte-d'Or département...
, Clos Saint-DenisClos Saint-DenisClos Saint-Denis is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. It is situated in the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte-d'Or département...
, La RomanéeLa RomanéeLa Romanée is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of the winery Comte Liger-Belair...
together with La Romanée-ContiDomaine de la Romanée-ContiDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, often abbreviated to DRC, is an estate in Burgundy, France that produces white and red wine. It is widely considered among the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive...
, Clos de Vougeot, Clos des Réas (VougeotVougeotVougeot is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-Wine:The historical wall-enclosed Grand Cru vineyard Clos Vougeot is situated within the commune and makes up most of its vineyard surface.-See also:...
), CortonCortonCorton may refer to:*Corton , a French wine*Corton, Suffolk, a village in England*Corton, Wiltshire, a village in England*Corton , a French Canadian meat spread*Corton , a New York City restaurant...
-Clos du Roi, Clos des Ursules, Clos des Mouches (BeauneBeauneBeaune is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Cote d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Paris and Geneva.Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France and the annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France...
), Clos des Épeneaux (PommardPommardPommard is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne in eastern France.It is famous for its Côte de Beaune wine production. This beautiful village is situated directly south of Beaune along the Route des Grands Crus...
), Clos du Val (Auxey-DuressesAuxey-DuressesAuxey-Duresses is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne in eastern France.-Population:-Wine:Auxey-Duresses is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune.-References:*...
), Clos des Chênes (VolnayVolnayVolnay is the name of two communes in France:* Volnay, Côte-d'Or* Volnay, SartheIt may also refer to:* Volnay AOC, a wine classification based on the town of the same name in Côte-d'Or...
), MontrachetMontrachetMontrachet is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is situated across the border between the two communes of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet and produces what many consider to be the... - Champagne: Clos des Goisses (AÿAyAy was the penultimate Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period , although he was a close advisor to two and perhaps three of the pharaohs who ruled before him and was the power behind the throne during Tutankhamun's reign...
), Clos du Mesnil (Le Mesnil-sur-OgerLe Mesnil-sur-OgerLe Mesnil-sur-Oger is a commune in the Marne department in the Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-Champagne:The village's vineyards are located in the Côte de Blancs subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru in the Champagne vineyard classification. On wine labels its...
; see Champagne KrugChampagne KrugChampagne Krug—a "négociant-manipulateur" with offices in Reims, the main city in Champagne—was one of the famous Champagne houses who formed part of the membership of the Grande Marques. Krug Grande Cuvée is one of the crown jewels in the LVMH wine division, placed alongside the Moët et Chandon's...
) - AlsaceAlsace wineAlsace wine or Alsatian wine is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily white. These wines, which for historical reasons have a strong Germanic influence, are produced under three different Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées : Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red wines, Alsace Grand...
: Clos Sainte-Hune in Grand Cru Rosacker (HunawihrHunawihrHunawihr is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-References:*...
), Clos Sainte-Odile (Obernai) - LoireLoire Valley (wine)The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...
: Clos de la Coulée-de-Serrant, Clos du Papillon (SavennièresSavennières wineSavennières wine is produced around Savennières in Loire Valley wine region, and the production region is situated on the north bank of the Loire River, in the Anjou-Saumur subregion...
), Le Grand Clos (BourgueilBourgueilBourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.The inhabitants of the town of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil are "Nicolaisiens St., San Nicolaisiennes."-Bourgueil wine:...
) - Rhône: Clos des Papes, Clos du Mont-Olivet, Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-PapeChâteauneuf-du-PapeChâteauneuf-du-Pape is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-History:Châteauneuf-du-Pape is firmly entwined with papal history. In 1308, Pope Clement V, former Archbishop of Bordeaux, relocated the papacy to the city of Avignon...
) - South West FranceSouth West France (wine region)South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...
: Clos La Coutale, Clos de Gamot, Clos Triguedina (Cahors)
In French-speaking Switzerland
Swiss wine
Swiss wine is produced from nearly 15 000 hectares of vineyards, and the wines are mainly produced in the west and in the south of Switzerland, in the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Ticino, Valais and Vaud...
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- VaudVaudVaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...
: Clos des Abbayes, Clos des Moines (Dézaley), Clos du Paradis (Aigle), Clos du Rocher, Clos des Rennauds (YvorneYvorneYvorne is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-Geography:Yvorne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.6% is forested...
) - ValaisValaisThe Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
: Clos Grand Brûlé, Clos des Montibeux (LeytronLeytronLeytron is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Leytron has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.1% is forested...
), Clos de Balavaud (VétrozVétrozVétroz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Vétroz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.7% is forested...
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In Germany
German wine
German wine is primarily produced in the west of Germany, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman era. Approximately 60 percent of the German wine production is situated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 of the 13 regions ...
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- RheingauRheingau (wine region)Rheingau is one of 13 German wine regions for quality wines . Named for the traditional region of Rheingau , the wine region is situated in the state of Hesse, where it makes up part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district...
: HattenheimHattenheimHattenheim is a Stadtteil in Eltville am Rhein, Hesse, Germany. It lies within the Rheingau wine region.- Points of interest :* Burg Hattenheim* Eberbach Abbey * Schloss Reichartshausen* Steinberg, Kloster Eberbach...
er Pfaffenberg and SteinbergSteinberg, Kloster EberbachSteinberg is a wall-enclosed vineyard near Hattenheim in the Rheingau. It is the largest wall-enclosed vineyard in Germany....
(Eberbach AbbeyEberbach AbbeyEberbach Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Eltville am Rhein in the Rheingau, Germany. On account of its impressive Romanesque and early Gothic buildings it is considered one of the most significant architectural heritage sites in Hesse, Germany...
), NerobergNerobergNeroberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany....
(WiesbadenWiesbadenWiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
) - RheinhessenRheinhessen (wine region)Rheinhessen is the largest of 13 German wine regions for quality wines with under cultivation in 2008. Named for the traditional region of Rhenish Hesse, it lies on the left bank of the River Rhine between Worms and Bingen in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate...
: Schlossmühle in Heidesheim, Niersteiner Glöck