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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
FINE+RARE, Jun 2016

The most approachable wine tasted, Clinet shows more fruit than its neighbours, with a lasting sweet spice that proffers cassis and blueberry richness, and an open-knit, sumptuous and fulfilling structure.

Critic scores

Critic scores
96
96/100

Average Score

100
99-100/100

James Suckling

96
94-97/100

Wine Spectator

More reviews and scores

99 - 100 points
James Suckling
Score 99-100/100 · James Suckling

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. Mar 2016, JamesSuckling.com

94 - 97 points
Wine Spectator
Score 94-97/100 · Wine Spectator

The fleshy plum, blackberry and boysenberry fruit flavors sail along, gilded with a hint of anise and backed by velvety tannins. Shows serious length already and latent depth. A hedonistic wine in the making. Mar 2016, James Molesworth, www.WineSpectator.com

95 points
Tim Atkin MW
Score 95/100 · Tim Atkin MW

Picked comparatively early, this is correspondingly fresh and well balanced with floral, violet-scented aromas, lots of plush bramble, plum and blackberry fruit, nuanced tannins and a fresh, minerally finish. Classy stuff from a château in an impressive run of form. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2022-2032

About the producer

Château Clinet 1:1
Clinet

With Ronan Laborde at the helm, this property has become one of Pomerol’s most sought-after. He has increased the proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, which historically represented half the vineyard area here.

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