France Bordeaux Pomerol Château Clinet

Château Clinet - Pomerol

97 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
95 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
Château Clinet - Pomerol - 2014 - 75cl - Onshore Cellars
France Bordeaux Pomerol Château Clinet

Château Clinet - Pomerol

97 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
95 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
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The 2019 Clinet is showing beautifully in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, cherries and berries mingled with hints of violets, licorice, subtle spices and smoke. Full-bodied, sensual and velvety, it's seamless and vibrant, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a long, resonant finish. This precise, concentrated wine is the finest young Clinet I've ever tasted, and it exemplifies the tremendous progress that Ronan Laborde has made at this estate over the last decade.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Clinet opens slowly to reveal vibrant red and black fruits: red currants, black cherries, plums and cassis with touches of roses, yeast extract, wood smoke and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannins and a taut, muscular palate of tightly wound fruits and compelling mineral accents, it finishes long with wonderful purity and fragrant earth accents.

Château Clinet is a renowned wine producer located in the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, France. With a rich history dating back to the 16th century, the estate has been owned by the Constant and Laborde families, who have continued the tradition of producing exceptional wines. The 8 hectares of vineyards are planted with predominantly Merlot grapes, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and are situated on a plateau of gravel and clay soils.

Château Clinet produces a range of wines, including the flagship wine, Château Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is known for its rich, full-bodied style, with aromas of black fruit, spice, and tobacco. It is aged in oak barrels for 18-24 months, which adds complexity and depth to the wine. The estate also produces a second wine, Ronan by Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. This wine is aged in oak barrels for 12-14 months and is known for its approachable style, with soft tannins and a fruity character.

Overall, Château Clinet is a producer of exceptional wines that showcase the unique terroir of the Pomerol appellation. The estate's commitment to quality and tradition has earned it a reputation as one of the top wine producers in Bordeaux.

The 2014 Clinet showed some variation when first tasted from barrel, prompting several retastings during the primeur campaign. Now in bottle, the bouquet has gained fruit concentration, with notes of red plum, wild strawberry, and blueberry. The palate is medium-bodied and refined, showing less opulence than some other vintages from the estate, with a finish that is slightly firm and less persistent. Overall, it is a well-made Clinet, though more restrained in style compared to the 2010 or 2015.
The 2013 Clinet was one of the better wines that I tasted from barrel. Indeed both Robert Parker and I scored this Pomerol around the same mark and now it is in bottle, it has fulfilled my expectations as a delicious, easy-going, but still well-crafted wine from Ronan Laborde. It has a delicate but precise bouquet that gains intensity in the glass, cassis and a touch of wild mint, ground pepper emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannin that need another 12-18 months to soften, however there is adequate fruit underneath with a linear, slightly sappy finish. Enjoy this over the next 10-12 years.
With a dense purple color and gorgeous levels of fruit, especially black raspberry and blackcurrant, this full-bodied, opulent style of wine is another great success for Clinet, a château that has been on top of its game for the last decade. This is stunning stuff, and whatever new oak has been used – and there is plenty – it is totally disguised by the luxurious and extravagant fruit level. This full-bodied, opulent Pomerol should drink well for 15 or more years.

Château Clinet is a renowned wine producer located in the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, France. With a rich history dating back to the 16th century, the estate has been owned by the Constant and Laborde families, who have continued the tradition of producing exceptional wines. The 8 hectares of vineyards are planted with predominantly Merlot grapes, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and are situated on a plateau of gravel and clay soils.

Château Clinet produces a range of wines, including the flagship wine, Château Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is known for its rich, full-bodied style, with aromas of black fruit, spice, and tobacco. It is aged in oak barrels for 18-24 months, which adds complexity and depth to the wine. The estate also produces a second wine, Ronan by Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. This wine is aged in oak barrels for 12-14 months and is known for its approachable style, with soft tannins and a fruity character.

Overall, Château Clinet is a producer of exceptional wines that showcase the unique terroir of the Pomerol appellation. The estate's commitment to quality and tradition has earned it a reputation as one of the top wine producers in Bordeaux.

Château Clinet is a renowned wine producer located in the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, France. With a rich history dating back to the 16th century, the estate has been owned by the Constant and Laborde families, who have continued the tradition of producing exceptional wines. The 8 hectares of vineyards are planted with predominantly Merlot grapes, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and are situated on a plateau of gravel and clay soils.

Château Clinet produces a range of wines, including the flagship wine, Château Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is known for its rich, full-bodied style, with aromas of black fruit, spice, and tobacco. It is aged in oak barrels for 18-24 months, which adds complexity and depth to the wine. The estate also produces a second wine, Ronan by Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. This wine is aged in oak barrels for 12-14 months and is known for its approachable style, with soft tannins and a fruity character.

Overall, Château Clinet is a producer of exceptional wines that showcase the unique terroir of the Pomerol appellation. The estate's commitment to quality and tradition has earned it a reputation as one of the top wine producers in Bordeaux.

Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Clinet is showing quite a lot of evolution on the nose with notes of new leather, fried spices and dried herbs over a core of dried mulberries and prunes with a touch of redcurrant jelly. Full-bodied and decadently fruited with loads of mature, savory layers, it has a chewy texture and finishes on a dried herbs note.
Another resounding success for the vintage, the opaque purple-colored 2008 Clinet (14.4% alcohol) is composed of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Yields of 38 hectoliters per hectare, while higher than in 2010, were still modest. Another powerful, big, large-scaled effort, the 2008 exhibits an inky/purple color as well as sweet creme de cassis, blackberry, plum, Asian spice, licorice and incense notes. Layered and full-bodied with stunning purity and a 40+ second finish, this beauty needs 3-5 years of bottle age and should keep for 25-30 years.

Château Clinet is a renowned wine producer located in the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, France. With a rich history dating back to the 16th century, the estate has been owned by the Constant and Laborde families, who have continued the tradition of producing exceptional wines. The 8 hectares of vineyards are planted with predominantly Merlot grapes, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and are situated on a plateau of gravel and clay soils.

Château Clinet produces a range of wines, including the flagship wine, Château Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is known for its rich, full-bodied style, with aromas of black fruit, spice, and tobacco. It is aged in oak barrels for 18-24 months, which adds complexity and depth to the wine. The estate also produces a second wine, Ronan by Clinet, which is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. This wine is aged in oak barrels for 12-14 months and is known for its approachable style, with soft tannins and a fruity character.

Overall, Château Clinet is a producer of exceptional wines that showcase the unique terroir of the Pomerol appellation. The estate's commitment to quality and tradition has earned it a reputation as one of the top wine producers in Bordeaux.

The opaque ruby/purple 2005 Clinet offers incredibly fragrant aromatics, an opaque ruby/purple color, and a wonderfully sweet nose of flowers, blackberries, licorice, truffle and caramel. Full-bodied, powerful and rich, it is not as nuanced or complex as the top four or five Pomerols, but close. This is a broad, meaty, masculine, super-rich and concentrated wine, with lavish plum, blackcurrants and blackberries. Drink it five years from now, and over the following 30 or more years.
A sensational effort, and one of the two finest Clinets made before the 2008, this prodigious wine made by the late Jean-Michel Arcaute has always been a sprinter out of the gate. Even at age 19, it continues to strut its stuff. A dense blue/garnet/purple hue exhibits slight lightening at the edge, and the gorgeous nose offers up aromas of sweet blueberries, licorice, smoke, acacia flowers, and camphor. Full-bodied with silky tannins, low acidity, and terrific purity, this 1990 has hit its plateau of full maturity where it should remain for another decade.
Type:
 Red
Country:
 France
Region:
 Bordeaux
Appellation:
 Pomerol
Producer:
 Château Clinet
Grapes/Blend:
 Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Serving temp:
 16° - 18° C
ABV:
 14.5%
Pairing Sugesstions:
 Game Birds, Lamb, Beef, Venison, Mushrooms, Charcuterie and Cured Meats

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Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry, medium- and full-bodied...
Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry, medium- and full-bodied red Bordeaux Blends that established its reputation.

The finest (and most expensive) of these are the wines from the great châteaux of the Haut-Médoc and the Right Bank appellations Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former is focused (at the top level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter pair on on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines based on Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites to challenge the best from the Burgundy region (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the sweet, botrytized nectars of Sauternes.
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