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White - Sweet/Dessert
1998 Château Climens
Sémillon
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Barsac
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1999
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1997
Label borrowed from 1997
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Label borrowed from 1997
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Community Tasting Notes 57
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talbot61 Likes this wine: 90 points
December 19, 2023 - Just what it is supposed to be, offering a balanced sweetness with flavors of apricot and walnut. Moderate intensity, not too sticky, with a little more of the botrytis flavor than I usually like.
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AllRed wrote: 90 points
May 28, 2023 - 42nd Annual Zinfandel Retrospective - the 2015s (R&D's): Deep honey gold color with notes of apricot, marmalade and peach blossoms. Tropical fruit and pineapple flavors with a long finish. Excellent. (R&D)
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ptwu wrote: 88 points
January 11, 2023 - Pleasant, but thin finish. past its peak.
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Duncan H Likes this wine: 92 points
December 9, 2022 - Drink up?
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Cote d'Or wrote:
November 24, 2022 - Tasted over 1 hr, from 375 mL, bottle from secondary market
-deep copper
-muted caramel
-med- acidity, med- weight creme brulée top lends a bitter note finishing up with caramel and med- sweetness
-OK but lack of complexity acidity and depth leads to a bit of disappointment
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By Julia Harding, MW
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By Chris Kissack
August 2008 (link)(Chateau Climens Barsac) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Chris Kissack
May 2004 (link)(Chateau Climens Barsac) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2000, IWC Issue #91 (link)(Chateau Climens Barsac) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
August 2012 (link)(Château Climens (Barsac)) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Château Climens
- Varietal Sémillon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Sauternais
- Appellation Barsac
- UPC Code 3453521131994
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 589 (65%)
- Consumed 312 (35%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerChâteau Climens
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- AppellationBarsac
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