Chateau Clinet is now among the best wines from Pomerol. Looking for a perfect ripeness,very charming in its youth, it can boast about having an impressive aging potential .
10% cabernet sauvignon, 85% merlot, 10% cabernet franc
To drink till 2045
Total destemming
The grapes are hand-sorted before crushing
Ageing for 24 months in french oak barrels (medium toast) which 100% are new
An ultra light fining is done but no filtration occurs prior to bottling
This is the greatest Clinet since the incredible duo made by the late Jean-Michel Arcaute in 1989 and 1990… beautiful floral, blackberry, and pen ink-like notes, exceptional intensity, that multilayered texture that seems to be commonplace in the top 2008 Pomerols, silky but elevated tannins, good freshness, precision, and nuance, a substantial size, and an extremely long finish with not a hard edge to be found..
Baron of Lamb with ceps or Porcini mushrooms, Beef balls soup, Beef ribes Bordelaise style…