Château CLINET
Red
- 2020
- Pomerol
One of the appellation's ripest and most hedonistic crus until 2000, Clinet has since gained in distinction and refinement through successive touches (15% Cabernet in the vines, state-of-the-art technical equipment...). All this without losing the aromatic intensity and depth of flesh that are its hallmarks. Today, Clinet is unquestionably one of Pomerol's finest wines.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (December 2024): 95/100 “Dark, intense, slightly evolved color. Very aromatic nose, with ripe fruit. Creamy touch. Caressing on the attack, savory in the middle, the wine develops on a creamy touch and a melting body, with taste and a powerful finish. Woody base to mellow with time. Wait for it".
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée :
- 2025-2038
From the same producer
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One of the appellation's ripest and most hedonistic crus until 2000, Clinet has since gained in distinction and refinement through successive touches (15% Cabernet in the vines, state-of-the-art technical equipment...). All this without losing the aromatic intensity and depth of flesh that are its hallmarks. Today, Clinet is unquestionably one of Pomerol's finest wines.
The 2014 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (December 2024): 95/100 “Dark, intense, slightly evolved color. Very aromatic nose, with fresh, creamy fruit. Immediately juicy on entry, the wine develops tasty, very fruity, admittedly less velvety than the 2015, but with more lively stimulation. Long, deep finish. Very good. A nice surprise.”
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 90/100 “The 2014 Clinet lacks a bit of vigor on the nose, tarry black fruit with pencil shavings and tobacco, a little Left Bank in style indicatives of some ripe Cabernet Franc. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, fleshy with fine acidity, though it just misses amplitude and personality on the finish where is just seems to coast.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%