1976 Château Climens

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  5/6/2023 - remyworldpeace Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Orange, marzipan, caramel and aged honey on nose. Mandarin, orange peel and almond with a touch of aged oak and smoke on the finish. Toffee apple and caramel. The orange and orange peel notes quite dominant also providing some acidity.
  
  Overall perhaps just lacking in acidic freshness and multilayered complexity to be a truly great example. Still enjoyable and a gorgeous amber gold colour fit for the Coronation of King Charles III that we were watching while we drank this!

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  11/16/2022 - Raage Likes this wine: 92 Points

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  Marqué par une évolution significative (peu de sucre, notes tertiaires), ce 76 en fin de vie ne manquait pas de charme une fois aéré; 46 ans de bouteille l’ont un peu contrit, mais une fois ses esprits retrouvés, la tension revenue, voilà un beau Barsac assagi. Notes de marmelade d’orange, de pamplemousse confit, de pain d’epices, de sous-bois, le registre manque un peu de fraîcheur (de lumière), au demeurant c’est plaisant. La bouche avec son intégration des sucres se montre assez fluide, et c’est bien la minéralité, à défaut d’une acidité marquée, qui équilibre le vin; hélas, les quantités de sulfites doivent être monstrueuses (un mal de crâne de lendemain… à moins que ce fut le 2001 bu à coté).
  Il est temps de le boire, si possible avec un plat idoine pour en tirer le meilleur. Il gagnait en intensité sur une soupe d’agrumes.

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  1/16/2022 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points

  A superb showing for the 76 Climens, bitter orange, fresh sugar; the beautiful fresh sweetness is balanced by a savory mushroom and cheese rind edge on the palate which imparts great interest.

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  8/23/2021 - remyworldpeace Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deeper orange-yellow colour. Definitely tasted 'mature' but still drinking very well. Fewer honey-sweet notes compared to younger Sauternes and much more pronounced woody or even smokey base notes.
  
  Wonderful balance with a striking lemon acidity cutting through. Decent longevity to the finish. Felt very special to drink an aged Sauternes and this did not disappoint.
  
  Paired with Roquefort and French charcuterie.

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  5/20/2021 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Perfect balance between fruit and age. Fresh, zippy, intense. Orange blossom, young for its age.
  
  4th in the 1924-1961 Climens tasting

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