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Tasting notes
Score 19/20 · Drink 1965-2025, Jancis Robinson MW, Oct 2010

(Wine Society bottling.) Dark tawny with fox-red notes. Rather simple caramel nose. Lots of sweetness, alcohol and richness. Maybe slightly more alcohol than one would seek ideally but it is certainly still going strong. Freshness and attractive kick on the finish after all that sweetness. Dried apricots stewed to a syrup but so vital and revitalising. More acidity than the 1947. (JR)

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Critic scores
19
19/20

Jancis Robinson MW

About the producer

Château Climens 1:1
Climens

Château Climens is one of Sauternes-Barsac’s leading producers of sweet wine. Classified as a Premier Cru or First Growth in 1855 it sits alongside just 10 other Premier Cru estates in Sauternes, only bettered by Ch. d’Yquem, which was granted its own elite classification of Premier Cru Supérieur.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc

Colour

White

Taste

Sweet

Classification

Premier Cru

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