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)
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
Really solid Bordeaux. Drinking well right now. Dark fruit, black tea, organic forest bark.
Really solid Bordeaux. Drinking well right now. Dark fruit, black tea, organic forest bark.
May 10th, 2025
Delish dark fruit, tar and peppery notes. Nice tannins can use a bit of age but quite good now.
Delish dark fruit, tar and peppery notes. Nice tannins can use a bit of age but quite good now.
Apr 6th, 2018
Pomerol, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
