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Clos Cibonne

Provence | France
43°N, 6°E
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The story.


This 17th century estate - one of eighteen in Provence with Cru Classé status - in the Maures hills overlooking Toulon is the proudest and finest custodian of a pretty special grape: Tibouren. It was here in the 1930s that André Roux decided to devote his vineyards to Tibouren, which had been in drastic decline since the onset of the phylloxera blight. Clos Cibonne draws its name from Jean-Baptiste de Cibon, captain of Louis XVI's Royal navy and first owner of the vineyard. After his death in 1797, the property was sold to the Roux family's ancestors. An ancient Mediterranean variety reputedly favoured by Julius Caesar, Tibouren was transported over the Alps by Napoleon’s troops and took root in Liguria as Rossese. Here in Provence it makes thirst-quenching, smoky, sapid pinks, and earthy, red-fruited fine reds. André’s children and grandchildren have followed in his footsteps and elevated Clos Cibonne to iconic status. Today’s wines are from organic vineyards, expertly executed and wrapped in beautiful, timeless labels, unchanged for nearly a century. Along with the likes of Domaine Tempier, they’re among a rare group of Provençal producers proud to cellar their rosé, as we discovered when opening a magnificent 1978 on a recent visit.

The wines.


Côtes de Provence Rosé Tentations | 2021
Côtes de Provence Rosé Cru Classé Tradition | 2020
Côtes de Provence Rouge Cru Classé Tradition | 2021

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In the summer of 2019, two small 7-year-old wine importers, Red Squirrel and The Knotted Vine, came together to become the Graft Wine Company.

​Our dynamic and experienced team is based across the UK and works with an intrepid, exciting collection of restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, independent wine merchants.

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  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • Winemakers
    • Argentina >
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      • Aphelion
      • Bellwether
      • Dal Zotto
      • David Franz
      • Koerner
      • La Violetta
      • Lowboi
      • Ministry of Clouds
      • Murdoch Hill
      • Place of Changing Winds
      • Polperro & Even Keel
      • Sigurd Wines
      • Vinteloper
      • Wilimee
    • Austria >
      • Andreas Gsellmann
      • Eschenhof Holzer
    • Canada >
      • Okanagan Crush PAd
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      • Itata Paraíso
    • England >
      • Black Chalk
    • France >
      • 1006 Vins de Loire
      • Château Haut-Bergeron
      • Domaine Bott
      • Clos Cibonne
      • Château Combel-la-Serre
      • Château Laballe
      • Frédéric Guilbaud Muscadet
      • Domaine Mathias
      • Kewin Descombes
      • Champagne Levasseur
      • Mary Taylor
      • Damien Pinon
      • Maison Ventenac
      • Domaine du Vieux Pressoir
      • Xavier Vignon
    • Germany >
      • Weingut Dr. Corvers-Kauter
      • Emil Bauer & Söhne
      • Weingut Frey
    • Italy >
      • 47 AD
      • Ayunta
      • Bruna
      • Ca' di Rajo
      • Cà ed Balos
      • Sobrero
      • Cossetti
      • Fornaro
      • Leonardo Bussoletti
      • Noelia Ricci
      • Tempo al Vino
      • Tocco
      • Vigneti Cenci
    • New Zealand >
      • Loveblock
    • Portugal >
      • A&D Wines
      • Adega de Borba
      • Caminhos Cruzados
      • Mira do Ó
      • Morgado do Quintão
    • Slovenia >
      • Matic
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      • The Ahrens Family
      • Beeslaar
      • Cape Point Vineyards
      • Cape Town Wine Company
      • De Kleine Wijn Koop
      • Dorper
      • Lowerland
      • Matthew Van Heerden
      • Wightman & Sons
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