Appellations

La Clotte 2022

St Emilion

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Tasting Notes

Delivers precise and vivid black cherry and raspberry fruits, with fennel, aniseed, cocoa bean, sea spray, grip, plenty of personality and lift, such a confident and nuanced vintage of La Clotte, now going from strength to strength. 100% new oak, last year organic conversion.

Score: 96 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2028-2042 Date: 06 March 2025

The 2022 La Clotte, part of the Vauthier family stable of properties, has been impressive in recent vintages. The bouquet offers wonderful purity and delineation with blackcurrant, crushed violet and a hint of camphor. This is almost Margaux-like in style. The medium-bodied palate features a patina of new oak on the entry that will need to be absorbed as it matured entirely in new wood with moderated toasting. The finish is silky smooth, though it will require five or six years in bottle to fully integrate the oak.

Score: 93 Neal Martin, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2046 Date: 12 February 2025

The 2022 La Clotte is very, very young. Dense and packed to the core, the 2022 is going to need a number of years to be at its best, as it is quite raw today. Intense dark red fruit, cedar, tobacco, mint and dried flowers open with some coaxing. A healthy dollop of Cabernet Franc (15%) adds aromatic presence while lending salinity to the mid-palate and finish. The 100% new oak here is evident.

Score: 94 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2030-2052 Date: 28 January 2025

Coming from vines southwest of the village and 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Château La Clotte is one of my favorites in the lineup from the Vauthier family in 2022. Ripe black cherries, red plums, espresso, baking spices, and a beautiful sense of minerality all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with nicely integrated oak, ripe tannins, and a great finish.

Score: 94 - 97 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 05 October 2023

From a holding on the limestone plateau just outside the village, the 2022 La Clotte is one of the high points of the Vauthier portfolio this year, offering up attractive aromas of cherries, minty blackberries and raw cocoa, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple and charming palate with a deep core of fruit, lively acids and refined tannins.

Score: 92 - 94 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 28 April 2023

Intense fruit with cherries and redcurrants that are exuberant. Full and layered with lots of fruit. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc.

Score: 92 - 93 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 13 April 2023