Château Climens

Barsac 1er Cru Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

9.338 ratings
9.210 pro ratings
Barsac, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
Duck, Squash & Root Vegetables, Shellfish, Turkey, Mushrooms, Cream Sauces, Chicken, Goose, White Fish, Pork, Meaty & Oily Fish, Manchego & Parmesan, Cheddar & Gruyere
Top Notes For
Shay A
9.3

Weekly Wednesday wine committee. This week we had 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 3 reds, 1 dessert. All tasted blind as normal.

I’ve been spoiled with birth year wines as of late and this was no exception. Nobody guessed it was older than 10yrs! Shocked at how light in color it still was. Retained some orange blossom, chamomile, honeyed caramel almonds. Wonderful Sauternes.

Weekly Wednesday wine committee. This week we had 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 3 reds, 1 dessert. All tasted blind as normal.

I’ve been spoiled with birth year wines as of late and this was no exception. Nobody guessed it was older than 10yrs! Shocked at how light in color it still was. Retained some orange blossom, chamomile, honeyed caramel almonds. Wonderful Sauternes.

May 2nd, 2018
Patrick Derdeyn

Just starting to turn a light carmel color, but tastes so incredibly young. Even out of .375 this still has decades in it. Beautiful wine.

Just starting to turn a light carmel color, but tastes so incredibly young. Even out of .375 this still has decades in it. Beautiful wine.

Dec 15th, 2016
Mark Squires

Writer Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

9.5

Awesome. ..fresh, young, needs 10 more years to show complexity. .

Awesome. ..fresh, young, needs 10 more years to show complexity. .

Jan 13th, 2015
Michael Sager-Wilde

Owner Sager + Wilde

10

A baby still

A baby still

Nov 16th, 2014
Tim O'Rourke

A nice drinking sticky. Lacked precision and depth to make it very good. But tasty enough with a cheese plate. No hurry opening any of these.

A nice drinking sticky. Lacked precision and depth to make it very good. But tasty enough with a cheese plate. No hurry opening any of these.

Mar 5th, 2014
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

This wine still has

This wine still has

Feb 1st, 2014
Dick Amundson

One of the best Sauternes I've ever had. Complex tropical fruit with classic honey butterscotch flavors. Prefectly balanced

One of the best Sauternes I've ever had. Complex tropical fruit with classic honey butterscotch flavors. Prefectly balanced

Feb 2nd, 2019
Eric L.

Perfect accompaniment for a peach and ginger upside down cake for dessert. Lovely vanilla and peach notes. Showing just beautifully at 30 years of age.

Perfect accompaniment for a peach and ginger upside down cake for dessert. Lovely vanilla and peach notes. Showing just beautifully at 30 years of age.

Oct 8th, 2018
Steve Anderson

Still reasonably light colored, some orange and lemon. Nice treat to end a spectacular evening!

Still reasonably light colored, some orange and lemon. Nice treat to end a spectacular evening!

May 14th, 2018
Peter Slagowitz

Delicious.

Delicious.

Apr 9th, 2018