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2015 Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot (90%),Cabernet Sauvignon (9%),Cabernet Franc (1%)
For laying down
Jancis Robinson MW
15.5/20
James Lawther MW
93/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
97/100
James Suckling
99-100/100
Product: 20158010595
2015 Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux

Description

This wine demonstrates why Clinet is currently one of the most exciting properties in Bordeaux. There is an alluring perfume on the nose, which is full of ripe blueberry and redcurrant fruit.

The tight kernel of fruit unfurls on the back palate coupled with persistent tannins. The finish is accompanied by an attractive smoky profile, suggesting clever use of oak. With plenty of dense and concentrated fruit, liquorice and blackberries, this is the most enjoyable tasting of this wine en primeur that we can remember.

Blend: 90% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 14
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Merlot (90%),Cabernet Sauvignon (9%),Cabernet Franc (1%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Clinet

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 15.5/20
Purplish. Almost overripe nose. Very velvety texture. More savoury than sweet on the palate. Hugely ambitious. Rather drying tannins on the end. Not my style but a very good example of the super-concentrated style. Drink 2023-2038 jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2016
Drink 2023 - 2038
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2016)
James Lawther MW 93/100
Ripe, pure and harmonious with dark fruit and toasted notes. Opulent mid-palate fruit and finely honed tannins. Builds to a long, persistent finish. An excellent Clinet this year. Drink: 2023-2035 james_lawther MW - decanter.com - April 2016
Drink 2023 - 2038
James Lawther MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2016)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 97/100
A blend of 90% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Cabernet Franc matured in 65% new and 35% one-year-old French oak for 16 months, the 2015 Clinet offers a medium to deep garnet-purple color and slowly, provocatively unfurls in the glass with notes of crushed black cherries, warm black raspberries and red cherry compote plus nuances of bay leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise, fenugreek and forest floor and wafts of potpourri and mocha. The palate reveals a sensuous medium-bodied style offset beautifully by very firm, very silky tannins and packed with energetic, multifaceted fruit as well as great tension, finishing long with an arresting spice and floral perfume. A real stunner!Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 21/02/2018
Drink 2023 - 2038
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, RobertParker.com (Feb 2018)
James Suckling 99-100/100
OMG. This is really dense and rich with velvety tannins and so much fruit and length. Super concentration and structure. Greatest Clinet ever. No jam. Just class. james_suckling - jamessuckling_com - Apr 2016
Drink 2023 - 2038
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2016)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Château Clinet

Château Clinet is a wine estate in Pomerol on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. It is owned and run by Ronan Laborde and his partner, Monique Bailly. Ronan took the helm here in 2004.
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