In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France. Red Bordeaux in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2025–2057. 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) — 98/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 29/03/2023 · Drink 2028-2048
The 2020 Chateau Clinet checks in as a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, brought up in 80% new French oak. It's a rich, yet gorgeous wine with a wonderful sense of freshness in its ripe blue and black fruits as well as tobacco, chocolate, and damp earth. Full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and elegant on the palate, it has perfect tannins, a layered, elegant mouthfeel, and one hell o…
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 96–98/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 25/05/2021
I continue to love the wines from this estate, and the 2020 Chateau Clinet is no exception. Straight-up sensational notes of blueberries, cassis, violets, tobacco, and earth all emerge from the glass, and this beauty is full-bodied, with a rich, concentrated mid-palate, flawless balance, and a great finish. It shows the tighter, fresher, more focused style of the vintage, yet it still brings plen…