Domaine le Clos des Lumières is a 50-hectare family farm founded in 1946 by the grandfather of the domaine’s current vigneron, Gerald Serrano.  The ambitious, talented Serrano was the first to actually bottle wine here rather than sell the grapes to the co-op and he’s solely responsible for the elevation of this small estate to its current status as one of the real up and coming stars of the appellation.  Having grown up on the property, Gerald is intimately familiar with the vineyards he now farms and there are scores of vines here older than him!  Grenache provides the beautiful fruit and Syrah the spice, grind of pepper and the wine’s fresh acidity and backbone.  Black fruit, clove spice and a nice dash of that hard-to-describe essence the French call garrigue.