Pomerol, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
The 2013 L'Eglise-Clinet has a clean and precise bouquet with black fruit, sous-bois, shavings of black truffle and hints of morels. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry, red fruit laced with mocha and delicate acidity with a harmonious, if simplistic (for this estate) finish. Fine. (Neal Martin, Vinous, August 2023)
The 2013 L'Eglise-Clinet has a clean and precise bouquet with black fruit, sous-bois, shavings of black truffle and hints of morels. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry, red fruit laced with mocha and delicate acidity with a harmonious, if simplistic (for this estate) finish. Fine. (Neal Martin, Vinous, August 2023)
This time 2 hour decant! Still an amazing offering.
This time 2 hour decant! Still an amazing offering.
Mar 11th, 2023
Lush and plummy. Some violet, floral notes, cherry. Saline and stone underneath. Still very tightly packed but a lot of potential
Lush and plummy. Some violet, floral notes, cherry. Saline and stone underneath. Still very tightly packed but a lot of potential
Feb 3rd, 2023The finest wine from this Pomerol Chateau in many decades. @Antonio Galloni @Paul T- Huntington Beach @Shay A @Ron R @Tom Garland @Kimberly Anderson @Stanley Barrios @Jay Eagan @Neal Schaffer Your notes on this one are spot on Mr Galloni! 👍🏽
The finest wine from this Pomerol Chateau in many decades. @Antonio Galloni @Paul T- Huntington Beach @Shay A @Ron R @Tom Garland @Kimberly Anderson @Stanley Barrios @Jay Eagan @Neal Schaffer Your notes on this one are spot on Mr Galloni! 👍🏽
Nov 18th, 2022Very soft and plush. Plum and supple dark fruit. A hint of smoke and herbal notes. Gorgeous mouthfeel and potential.
Very soft and plush. Plum and supple dark fruit. A hint of smoke and herbal notes. Gorgeous mouthfeel and potential.
Nov 21st, 2019
Catching up on a few wines I didn't post reviews for....the 1994 L'Eglise Clinet is, in my view, rather tasty. Ok it's not a regarded vintage and it's fading, but this medium bodied wine still has elements of its dark fruit in place, though some enjoyable tertiary notes are more pronounced.
Catching up on a few wines I didn't post reviews for....the 1994 L'Eglise Clinet is, in my view, rather tasty. Ok it's not a regarded vintage and it's fading, but this medium bodied wine still has elements of its dark fruit in place, though some enjoyable tertiary notes are more pronounced.
Sep 20th, 2019The 2014 L’Eglise-Clinet has a gentle, understated bouquet at first that takes time to open, eventually offering black fruit, melted tar, truffle and bay leaf aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, rather masculine and thickset at the moment, lightly spiced towards the finish. Much like the Vieux-Château-Certan, this is a little awkward in a blind setting however, it clearly meliorates in the glass and I keep on having to up my score. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2018)
The 2014 L’Eglise-Clinet has a gentle, understated bouquet at first that takes time to open, eventually offering black fruit, melted tar, truffle and bay leaf aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, rather masculine and thickset at the moment, lightly spiced towards the finish. Much like the Vieux-Château-Certan, this is a little awkward in a blind setting however, it clearly meliorates in the glass and I keep on having to up my score. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2018)
Mar 28th, 2018
A wine of plush texture that evolves with air. Deep blue fruit. Still powerful structure. With an hour decant it was drinking great.
A wine of plush texture that evolves with air. Deep blue fruit. Still powerful structure. With an hour decant it was drinking great.
Feb 10th, 2018
