Château l'Eglise-Clinet

About the producer

Château L'Eglise-Clinet is one of the most unassuming addresses in Bordeaux. You'd probably drive past it if you didn't have prior knowledge of its vinous output. There's no ostentatious gateway nor sweeping gravel drive. Instead there's a modest farmhouse. While the property has been in the Durantou family for generations, Denis’ grandparents were not interested in managing the property and from 1941 up until 1983 it was leased out to and managed by nearby Château Clos Rene.

In 1982 Denis Durantou returned to the family estate and took back control renovating both the vineyards and the winery. His influence was quickly recognised with a sharp upswing in the quality of the wine from the 1985 vintage onwards. The long-term efforts in the vineyards really came into fruition in the last 20 years, which saw Château L’Eglise Clinet go from an unknown, neglected site in Pomerol to one of the most consistent and celebrated estates in the appellation.

**Very sadly, Denis Durantou passed away in May 2020 and is survived by his wife Marie Reilhac and his daughters Alix, Noémie and Constance. Noémie and Constance worked alongside their father at the winery and today continue to manage the property.**

In the vineyard

The plot of Château L'Eglise-Clinet is just 4.5 hectares with typical production of around 1,000-1,500 cases per year. A lengthy replanting programme has taken place since Denis Durantou took over in 1983. Vines grafted on unsuitable rootstocks have been ripped out in favour of better selections with around 8,000 vines occupying each of Château L'Eglise-Clinet's hectares. This is Pomerol so Merlot is king, representing approximately 85% of the blend with Cabernet Franc completing the picture.

A good proportion of the Cabernet Franc in the blend is from very old vines that survived the great frost of 1956, with the oldest vines dating back to 1935. 25% of Château L'Eglise-Clinet's vines are older than 75 years of age.

In the winery

While Denis Durantou overhauled the vineyard, tradition is still favoured in the winery. The new millennium ushered stainless steel into the vat room but he has not followed trends nor fads. He has however, upped the new oak since his arrival. Drink Château L'Eglise-Clinet from the 1980s or early 1990s, and there is as little as 30% new oak. Today, maturation takes place in oak barrels of which 80% is new, adding even more refinement to the nuanced, rich Pomerol fruit. La Petite Eglise is not a second wine in its true sense: it is neither a barrel selection nor a creation of younger vines. Instead, it is a separate site planted on lighter sandy soils giving a lighter, earlier drinking style.

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2020 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

96.6

£1,285.00 - £1,550.00

6x75cl

Pre-order

3x75cl

£643.00 - £775.00

£857.00 - £1,033.00

12x37.5cl

£1,285.00 - £1,550.00

6x75cl

£1,285.00 - £1,550.00

3xMags

£1,285.00 - £1,550.00

£1,713.00 - £2,067.00

2018 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

97.7

£417.00

Mags

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£417.00

Mags

£417.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

£1,250.00

6x75cl

£1,250.00

1 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£2,501.00

12x75cl

£2,501.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£2,501.00

6xMags

£2,501.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2018 La Petite Eglise

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

93.5

£35.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

£35.00

Bts

£35.00

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

2017 La Petite Eglise

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

90.7

£39.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

£39.00

Bts

£39.00

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

£216.00

6x75cl

£216.00

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£430.00

12x75cl

£430.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

2016 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

96.9

£226.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

£226.00

Bts

£226.00

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 31 Marketplace

£1,347.00

6x75cl

£1,347.00

0 Immediate | 31 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£2,693.00

12x75cl

£2,693.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

2015 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

96.4

£172.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£172.00

Bts

£172.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2013 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

93.8

£432.00

3xMags

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£432.00

3xMags

£432.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£432.00

6x75cl

£432.00

1 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

2012 La Petite Eglise

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

91.5

£200.00

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£200.00

6x75cl

£200.00

1 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2012 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

95.4

£772.00

3xMags

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£772.00

3xMags

£772.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

6x75cl

6 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£772.00

6x75cl

£772.00

6 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£1,076.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2011 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

93.4

£485.00

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£485.00

6x75cl

£485.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

6x75cl

4 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£485.00

6x75cl

£485.00

4 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2009 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

97.0

£1,550.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£1,550.00

6x75cl

£1,550.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

2008 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

95.0

£869.00

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

£869.00

6x75cl

£869.00

1 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

2007 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

92.7

£123.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£123.00

Bts

£123.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,447.00

12x75cl

£1,447.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2006 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

95.0

£868.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£868.00

6x75cl

£868.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

2005 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

99.0

£425.00

Bts

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£425.00

Bts

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

£425.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

IM
Import Label: United States

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£3,860.00

IM
Import Label: United States

£3,860.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2004 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

93.0

£1,521.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,521.00

12x75cl

£1,521.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2003 l'Eglise Clinet (Ex Chateau)

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

£705.00

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£705.00

6x75cl

£705.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2003 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

91.3

£103.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£103.00

Bts

£103.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

2002 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

88.0

£80.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

£80.00

Bts

£80.00

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

2000 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

96.7

£333.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£333.00

Bts

£333.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£3,998.00

12x75cl

£3,998.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1999 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

91.7

£1,384.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,384.00

12x75cl

£1,384.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1998 La Petite Eglise

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

£53.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£53.00

Bts

£53.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£298.00

6x75cl

£298.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£594.00

12x75cl

£594.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1997 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

90.0

£106.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£106.00

Bts

£106.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1992 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

85.0

£81.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£81.00

Bts

£81.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

Mags

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£158.00

Mags

£158.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£563.00

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

£563.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£1,152.00

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

£1,152.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1991 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

84.0

£691.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£691.00

6x75cl

£691.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

3xMags

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£691.00

3xMags

£691.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1990 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

91.0

£878.00

3x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£878.00

3x75cl

£878.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,750.00

6x75cl

£1,750.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£3,503.00

12x75cl

£3,503.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1986 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

90.5

£117.00

Bts

LE
Level: TS

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£117.00

Bts

LE
Level: TS

£117.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1982 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

87.0

£219.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£219.00

Bts

£219.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

1961 l'Eglise Clinet

l'Eglise Clinet

Bordeaux

92.0

£1,259.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,259.00

Bts

£1,259.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

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