2018 Château L'Eglise-Clinet

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  10/6/2022 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Killer lineup. Informal wine dinner no notes.
  
  2021 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis, Piedmont
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  2005 D’Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux - just a sip
  
  2018 L’Eglise-Clinet - obviously stupid young but so fun to peak into the future and this wine is as advertised. Needs a Fk ton of time in a decanter or keep it locked away for~5 years but it already has tremendous complexity from ripe red/dark fruits to coffee/chocolate flavors and somehow has beginnings of tertiary in a great way. There is a lot to unpack but didn’t have much time with it as it was an end of night pull. The wine is great but with time should become excellent. Try again in 2027

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  9/16/2022 - Texas Oenophile Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Took 4-5 hours to open and will definitely improve if given 7+ years in cellar. But I am an impatient person and this (along with 08 taittinger Comtes and 05 volnay) paired amazingly well with tuna and other Japanese delicacies. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up. 5 left!!!

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  8/7/2022 - csimm wrote: 96 Points

  Alluringly smooth and polished for such a young wine, the 2018 L'Eglise-Clinet shows purple and red berry fruit on the initial pull of the cork, primary and linear as one might expect, with a finish that already has an "expensive" glide but sans full-on smoke show or poppin' vibrancy at the moment. Energy here is solid, but it isn't in the kaboom realm the way one might expect. It's a modern housing with a classical intensity.
  
  After a few hours in the decanter, the purple elements begin to take hold, deepening their posture and offering a core that is more complete and layered. The final sips were the best (after 5 hours in the decanter - and it could've used 5 more of course). This has rock n' roll excitement (though it'll never be a heyday White Zombie concert) as well as classical enticement. Metalhead devil horns do not exists here, and I'm sure for most puritans reading this, that's a good thing. But for me, I could've used one extra tick up on the mosh pit meter.
  
  This will certainly evolve for the next 15+ years and should be left alone for a minimum of 6-7 years in my paltry opinion. I'm not worried here one bit and I quite enjoyed this wine. There were sparks indeed, but it wasn't a full fireworks show...yet? 95-97+ points.
  
  And for those of you who instantly have the, "How can you judge this kind of wine so young you idiot?!" thing going on... I hear you. But getting an early read on these young BDXs has certainly helped garner some information that, like trying any fledgling wine, brings about a trajectory read that may not be solid math, but is not without mapping some accurate coordinates as to where a wine might land eventually (not that they ever "land" anywhere or anytime what with the constant meandering of expressions of these creatures take on at any given time). Considering price, I'm still trying to decide here if I $300 enjoyed this, which sounds ominous I suppose, but I'm sure someone will stumble across this note a decade from now and figure out a way to rub it in my face how this is a 100 point wine now (in 2032) and I should've gotten my WSET level 35 before I opened my mouth. Maybe I'll be in a convalescent home with an opioid-fiending orderly stealing my South African Krugerrand collection by then and I won't care. Something to look forward to...

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  3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 98 Points

  With a serious depth of color, this hedonistic thrill ride opens with an aromatic display of truffle, flowers, dark chocolate, herbs, black cherries and plum. Plush, opulent, rich and with the texture of silk and velvet, the wine coats your palate with layers of fresh, sensuous, perfectly ripe fruits, chocolate and truffle. This full-bodied wine is only going to get better with age. If you can wait a decade, this will be even better. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc

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  4/19/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  Dark in color, the wine is full-bodied, fleshy, concentrated, opulent and tannic. The truffle, violets, black cherry and cocoa are captivating and when it flows over the palate this wine is beautifully empowered by a thick garland of flamboyant ripe berries. Made from blending 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc the wine reached 14.5% alcohol and is aging in 70% new, French oak. The harvest took place September 18 to September 28. 96-98 Pts

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