2024 Clos l'Eglise (Pomerol)
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Cloves, cocoa bean, liqourice, intense, concentrated, deep damson and raspberry fruits, this is good quality although not quite the sappy pleasure of the sibling St Emilion estates in this small, high quality portfolio.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2024 Clos L'Eglise is packed with black fruit, gravel, incense, new leather, licorice and scorched earth. The 2024 offers good up-front textural intensity, although the dynamic energy, complexity and depth that are typical here are somewhat elusive.
The 2024 Clos l'Eglise was picked from September 24 to October 5 and matured in 50% new oak. This Pomerol exhibits impressive concentration on the nose with black cherry, boysenberry and blackcurrant scents. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a weighty entry, powdery tannins and veins of dark chocolate interlacing the black fruit. There's a bit of grip on the finish here, so afford it three years in bottle just to absorb and assimilate the oak.
Flowers, cherries, and plums, along with smoke, licorice, and chocolate aromas, pop in the perfume. The palate continues with that theme, enhanced by its supple, round textures and layers of fruit, with a chocolate-mint, accented finish. The blend is 70% Merlot with 30% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV 3.6 pH.