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Clos

[French]

"Enclosure." One of seven grand cru vineyards of Chablis. It also means an orchard and a walled vineyard.

clos

[French]

"Enclosure." Orchard, when applied to apple trees. It also means one of the grand cru vineyards of Chablis and a walled vineyard.

clos

[French]

"Enclosure." Walled vineyard, especially in Burgundy. It also means one of the grand cru vineyards of Chablis and an orchard.

Clos de Bèze

[French]

One of the nine grand cru vineyards in the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, producing some of the finest celebrated red wines of Côte-de-Nuits, Burgundy. Chambertin was Napoleon’s favourite wine. Eight villages are entitled to hyphenate their names with Chambertin. Alexander Dumas once said "Nothing makes the future look so rosy as to contemplate it through a glass of Chambertin".

Clos de la Roche

[French]

One of the three red wine grand cru vineyards of Morey-Saint-Denis of Côte-de-Nuits in Burgundy. The others are Clos Saint-Denis and Clos de Tart.

Clos de Saint-Denis

[French]

One of the three red wine grand cru vineyards of Morey-Saint-Denis of Côte-de-Nuits in Burgundy. The others are Clos de la Roche and Clos de Tart.

Clos de Tart

[French]

One of the three red wine grand cru vineyards of Morey-Saint-Denis of Côte-de-Nuits in Burgundy. The others are Clos Saint-Denis and Clos de la Roche.

Clos de Vougeot

[French]

A renowned grand cru vineyard (AC) within the commune of Vougeot, part of the Côte-de-Nuits in Burgundy, producing strong, fruity wines.

clou de girofle

[French] plural clous de girofle

Cloves. The unopened flower buds of a tree, dried in the sun. They are very aromatic and widely used in Indian cooking.

cloute

[French]

Studded with, such as truffles pushed into the skin, cloves pressed into an orange or onion. Feminine is cloutée. Clouter is the verb.