Appellations

Petite Eglise (2nd label of Eglise Clinet) 2022

Pomerol, Second wine

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Tasting Notes

Earliest harvest on record, beginning August 31, and yet great Merlot quality is clear. An intense, almost reserved structure at this point, blackberry laced with cocoa bean and chocolate shavings, gunsmoke, black pepper and grilled fennel as it opens, great depth of flavour, clear family signature with L'Eglise Clinet. 34hl/h yields. Noémie Durantou winemaker.

Score: 94 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2027-2040 Date: 06 March 2025

The 2022 La Petite Eglise is one of the go-to wines from Pomerol, a second label acting more like a Grand Vin. This offers irresistible purity on the nose, featuring blackberry, truffle, walnut oil and a background scent of dark chocolate. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky texture from the start, exquisite balance, perfectly judged acidity and a razor-sharp finish that beckons you back for the next sip. It is wonderful.

Score: 93 Neal Martin, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2027-2040 Date: 12 February 2025

The 2022 La Petite Eglise is a serious second wine, if that term can even be used. A rush of dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, blood orange, spice, menthol and new leather signals an important wine in the glass. And yet it is the overall balance here that is most impressive. Readers who can find the 2022 should not hesitate, as it is truly special.

Score: 93 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2027-2042 Date: 28 January 2025

There will only be some 4,700 bottles of the 2022 La Petite Eglise, a cuvée that combines some younger-vine fruit with two dedicated parcels, one located next to Pomerol's church, the other by the château of La Fleur-Pétrus. Offering up aromas of cherries, sweet berries, incense, dark chocolate and petals, it's medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, with a suave, seamless, elegant profile, retaining a bright core of fruit and refined tannins in this warm vintage.

Score: 92 - 94 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 15 June 2023

The second wine of the château (although it comes from the same parcels each year) is solid and should easily be an outstanding wine. Based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 La Petite Eglise has ripe red and black fruits, some graphite, tobacco, and rocky minerality, medium body, supple tannins, and a great finish.

Score: 90 - 92 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 10 May 2023