The family that stuck to its guns...
The family: Claude Deforges, Brigitte Deforges, Jackie Mourchou, Olivier Deforges and Caroline Deforges
(Image credit: Clos Cibonne)
The story of Clos Cibonne represents not just the history of coastal Provence, but also of one family's stubborn belief in their traditions.
It has resulted in one of Provence's most iconic cult wines, often regarded by other Provence winemakers as not being Provence-like because of its atypical style.
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My wines

Nutty cedar aromas, expecting some softly mature fruit, but instead this wine explodes on the palate with intense bitter oranges, ripe yellow peaches and some...
2022
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

<p>Tawny gold. Madeira-like salty bitter orange. I love this! Just amazingly youthful vibrancy. Concentrated with dried apricots, marmalade, a hint of quince paste and long...
1991
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Dark golden copper pink. Cedar oaky notes on the nose. Sweet vanilla, soft ripe peaches and apricots. It’s gentle, opulent, supple and rich with some...
2023
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Dark golden salmon pink. Discreet dried apricot aromas. On the palate the dried apricot fruit is rich and intense, giving an impression of sweetness. There...
2024
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Dark copper pink. Roasted nuts and dried peaches on the nose. Almost toasted fruit. Creamy, soft toffeed pear compote with some dark plums and saline...
2024
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Creamy nutty aromas. On the palate there’s a lovely creaminess with gentle toasted nuts, some sour fresh white peaches, and vibrant citrus acidity. Powerful white...
2021
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Copper pink. Soft creamy nuts and caramel. On the palate there are flavours of bitter oranges, dried apricots, smoky black tea, scented winter jasmine and...
2024
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Delicate aromas, while on the palate there are notes of exotic flowers, some bitter orange marmalade, and sweet perfumed quince. Structurally there are some gentle...
2016
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Soft copper gold. Softly mellowed gentle dried fruit, fresh, pretty, nutty and floral. Much more gentle and almost timid. Easy to forget this is 15...
2011
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Dark cherry pink, almost a darker clarete colour. Amazingly complex spices on the nose: incense, garrigue, black pepper and stone fruit. The fruit explodes on...
2025
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Fresh cedar and red berry aromas. A big step up in terms of power and structure. Dark blue-black fruit, fine wild bramble, good acidity and...
2024
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
My wines

Aromas of pot pourri, carnations, cedar and cherries. Expecting mellowness on the palate, yet this is still very youthful and not yet ready for drinking....
2023
Côtes de ProvenceFrance
Clos CibonneCôtes de Provence
Elizabeth Gabay MW has specialised in the wines of south-eastern France and Hungary since the 1980’s. Working as an independent wine merchant and consultant, she graduated as a Master of Wine in 1998 and moved to southeast France in 2002.
Her latest book The Wines of Provence was published in 2026, and her pervious book Rosé: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution, was published in 2018.
She writes about and judges rosé wines. Aside from Decanter, she has written for Drinks Business, Harpers, The Wine Merchant, VinCE and Nomacorc.
She is the lead instructor for the Provence immersion course run by the French Wine Society and she has judged at numerous Decanter World Wine Awards since 2007.
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