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Community Tasting Notes 105
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Kavine wrote: 92 points
April 5, 2024 - Decanters for 90 mins after some aerating. Bonded quite well with a Cantonese dinner of Peking duck and the like. Slight acidity still showing. Was hoping for more roundness and fruit.
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Maphill01 wrote:
March 16, 2024 - Not surprisingly, best wine in a flight of 2000, 2005, 2012 and 2019 Clinet. Very early maturity, with the lovely fruit complemented with background earthy notes. Drink now and over the next ten years with short decant.
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mdanyc Likes this wine: 90 points
January 2, 2024 - Still quite tannic and I didn't find it very open after 4 hour decant.
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Sotto325 wrote: 91 points
November 16, 2023 - Absolutely delicious now. Coravin'd a bit and after 15 minutes in the glass, the dark seriously red corps emerged: as Jancis correctly noted, this has some Pessac elements that one could mistake since it is not merlot driven. But such a good exemplar of why Bordeaux is so delicious and a great food wine. Major dark cherry/currant and forest floor notes, aged wood, plenty of dry leaves and altogether a nice construction. Not complex though. Drink now.
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Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 97 points
October 5, 2023 - Brief tasting notes
2nd wine of the night behind the Spottswoode 2002. This is in a really good spot right now, called it blind as well. truffle, plum, cherry, dusty earth, chocolate all beautifully weaved together, fine tannins, incredible length. 97++1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Michael Godel
1/20/2024 (link)(Château Clinet, Ac Pomerol red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Charles Curtis MW
Bordeaux 2005 retrospective, 6/26/2021 (link)(Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/23/2017 (link)(Ch Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/29/2015 (link)(Ch Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
January 2015, 1/1/2015 (link)(Château Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/28/2011 (link)(Ch Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
November 2009 (link)(Chateau Clinet Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
November 2009 (link)(Château Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/16/2009 (link)(Ch Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2008, Issue #13, The 2005 Bordeaux Vintage: A Snapshot of a Few Communes(Château Clinet) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/6/2007 (link)(Ch Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
October 2007 (link)(Chateau Clinet Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Chateau Clinet Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/17/2006 (link)(Ch Clinet Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Library TV
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Bordeaux Adventures Commence at Chateau Clinet, Episode #502, 7/16/2008 (link) 95 points(Chateau Clinet Pomerol) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful; gorgeous fresh & bright red fruits (raspberry, cherry); really enjoying the violet & rose petal on the back-end; TASTE-great back-end structure; you feel the tannins, but not bitter at all -- very polished tannins; massive mouthfeel; dark shaved chocolate on the finish; red fruits, but also a blueberry component; some lavender; pencil shavings and black tea on the finish; exceptional; this shows the polish and elegance of classic Bordeaux; extremely age worthy; WS-99; GV-95
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By Richard Jennings
1/18/2008 (link) 90 points(Château Clinet) Medium red violet color; lovely plum and cassis nose; tasty, plush plum and cassis palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Château Clinet
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Pomerol
- UPC Codes 087000346666, 088156007814, 3448820020223, 3453521141733, 3511061028577, 3760066830504, 3760066830931, 3760066832591, 616773398345
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 87 (2%)
- In Cellars 2,848 (72%)
- Consumed 1,029 (26%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 32 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Clinet
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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