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Clos is French for enclosed, and any vineyard described as a Clos should be enclosed, generally by a wall. This is a particularly common term in Burgundy, but is also used elsewhere. Similarly, the term cuve close refers to the need to use a sealed tank for this bulk method of sparkling wine-making. The new producers of Priorat have adopted this term for their single-vineyard wines.

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