2022 Guillot Clauzel
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The 2022 Guillot Clauzel is suave and charming, bursting with aromas of sweet cherries, dark berries, licorice and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, with a lively but gourmand core of fruit and a harmonious, integrated profile, it's a real success.
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Neal Martin
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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From vines just beside Le Pin and 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Château Guillot-Clauzel is beautiful stuff and has a darker core of black cherries, damp earth, smoke, and tobacco. This beautifully concentrated, medium to full-bodied, layered Pomerol has ripe tannins, a layered, seamless mouthfeel, and a great finish. I love its mix of richness and elegance, and it's a gorgeous 2022 to drink over the coming two decades.
The 2022 Guillot-Clauzel is a Pomerol from a two-hectare estate that is managed on a daily basis by Guillaume Thienpont on behalf of the Clauzel family. This vintage matured in 30% new oak instead of 50% in the past with malo in barrel. It has quite an outgoing bouquet with predominantly red fruit, wild mint and just a touch of pain d'épices . The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and hints of espresso that tincture the black fruit with a bit of mocha toward the finish of moderate length. This is a well-crafted Pomerol, as expected, given the talent behind it.
About the producer
This small estate, just a stone’s throw from Le Pin, is one of the most exciting addresses in Pomerol. Ch. Guillot-Clauzel produces an elegant style of Pomerol and, with Guillaume Thienpont running the property in 2018, it is one you’ll want to keep an eye on.