In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France. Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2025–2060. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Typically well-judged and well-priced, a Pomerol star known for structured decadence and polish. Unusually in Pomerol, a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend adding to its distinctive complex character.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 97–100/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 30/06/2020
An 80/20 split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon that will spend 16-20 months in 75% new French oak, the 2019 Chateau Clinet sports a dense purple color as well as a stunning bouquet of blackcurrants, mulberries, unsmoked tobacco, chocolate, damp earth, camphor, and who knows what else. Beautifully textured, flawlessly balanced, and full-bodied, it builds incrementally on the palate and has perfec…
Jane Anson (JA) — 95/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 26/01/2022 · Drink 2028-2044
Sculpted, savoury, spliced-fruit feel, this stretches out through the palate with silky tannins layered up with cigar box, cocoa bean, espresso, sage and violet notes and a clear uplift of slate minerality on the drawn out finish. Luc Chassorieu is director of production, Ronan Laborde owner (this was his 17th harvest at Clinet). Bottled in June 2021; one month less ageing than in 2018. 80% new o…
Jane Anson (JA) — 95/100 · Decanter.com, 20/05/2020 · Drink 2028 - 2044
Seductive and appealing blend of rich coffee and chocolate alongside pulsing cassis and bilberry fruits. Great quality Clinet, extremely well expressed with controlled ripe fruits and firm tannins that provide a pretty strict frame at this point. This is a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon for a Pomerol wine, and it gives characteristic poise and balance. A yield of 38hl/ha. 75% new oak.