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| | Vintage | 2015 |  Label 1 of 205 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Clinet (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Libournais | | Appellation | Pomerol | | UPC Code(s) | 3222475455803, 3277036128757, 3364420076722, 3419466221060, 3500610128899, 3511061560565, 3609050694114, 3760066830931, 3760066832270, 3760066832409, 3760066832591, 3760066832980 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 63 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 3/21/2024 & rated 94 points: Not as good as the previous bottle I had. This was a bit more congested, despite about a 1.5 hour decant. Definitely has so much potential though. (2893 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew Vaughan on 8/26/2023 & rated 91 points: 5 years younger than the 2010 and it shows. Brash with tannins that have yet to soften, depth isn’t there. Decanted for ~3 hours and it didn’t seem enough. Good, but obviously way too early and not a early drinker. (5037 views) | | | Tasted by Phenol73 on 7/18/2023 & rated 94 points: Berry's Bordeaux 2022 En Primeur :: Saddle leather, tilled soil, mushroom, sweet cassis. Very expressive and expansive. Velvety mouthfeel, fine tannin and a lovely freshness; seriously structured. (5586 views) | | | Tasted by MRLT on 7/8/2023 & rated 69 points: Huge disappointment.
Nothing to taste, no fruit, just endless dryness and alcohol.
I was so puzzled, i thought the bottle was the issue even though the bottle did not smell or taste corked, so I opened the second one, which was very slightly better but still unacceptable.
Tasted the two bottles several times over two days : at bottle opening, after an hour of decant, after three hours, the next day and the day after. The bottle never improved.
Definitely the worst QPR wine i've tasted so far. The cheap supermarket wines still have more than this.
I had to look at the RP scale again to see how to rate this wine since I never had to go so low on the rating, but for me its :
60-69 A below average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor, or possibly dirty aromas or flavors. (5363 views) | | | Tasted by Simon Gash on 4/4/2023: Given to Jon (6335 views) | | | Tasted by Srenix on 3/25/2023 & rated 86 points: Aceton dominates on the nose, hard to find anything. The palate I could find some rose hips, roses and vanilla. Feels like it misses something or it has come into a tunnel. (5470 views) | | | Tasted by thunberg on 3/24/2023 & rated 85 points: BYOB - Bordeaux Red, Finewines.se (Sollentuna, Sweden): I had a hard time getting anything from the wine, very tight. Some odd notes of soap. Others at the tasting didn't find anything wrong with it. Will probably be a whole different wine in 15 years. (4329 views) | | | Tasted by chrisk525 on 2/16/2023 & rated 92 points: Light medium body. Black berries, peppery, polished and elegant. Very fine polished tannins and medium to high acidity. Tasting this $160 next to a $45 Manoir de Gay 2018 and $80 Nenin 2018...can't say it's my favorite, which is Manoir de Gay. It's the most polished and most elegant, but I enjoy the intensity of Manoir de Gay.
This is more of an elegant and polished wine. Close to a love...maybe a love. But I prefer the Manoir de Gay for price value. (4558 views) | | | Tasted by Alexander Smith on 12/22/2022 & rated 96 points: Wanted to check in with this 2015, and even though it has not shut down it certainly takes some work to open it up, but wow when it opens up it is as every bit as good as I was hoping when I tasted it a few years back during En Primeur. Profound aromas of dark plum, cherry, bitter chocolate, bay leaves, black peppercorn and cedar notes. The palate is medium-full bodied, velvety and plush with notes of restrained dark red berries, crushed stones and polished tannins. The mid-palates is layered with waves of dark fruit and chocolate, leading to textured, long and slightly spicy finish. 96 points today, however this will be an easy 98 in a few years down the road. 98 points in 10 years time, if I can wait that long..... (5644 views) | | | Tasted by remyworldpeace on 8/23/2022 & rated 91 points: From 25ml taster. Muted nose - floral, tea leaves/earth? Palate ripe dark fruits with some more tertiary notes - touch of oak and hints of earth/leaves. Nicely balanced and still v.young. Drying tanins.
Score is for how it is today. As this integrates and develops more complexity with age it should be very good indeed! (6506 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 7/24/2022 & rated 97 points: Tried this alongside the '17 Galatrona to compare two different merlots (the Clinet is 90% merlot, the Galatrona 100%). Its youth is apparent but not infanticidal to drink one now. The Clinet was a step above, for sure. I love the chalky, limestone aspect on the back palate. There is just enough acidity too. I was recently at the UGC for the '19 vintage and Clinet was a standout for me, possibly even the best wine of the night for me. Makes me realize I need to buy more of this in future vintages if the price is right, and it is very expensive, but might just be worth it. This was a fantastic wine for me. There is class, but it also feels hedonistic - outright tasty and delicious. Something like say Haut Bailly which I also tend to like and is a similar price-point, is more aloof, haut-couture - more about elegance and more intellectual vs. hedonistic, and needs far more time. I got it at about $91 (after shipping, no sales tax) upon release, which was surely a steal - it's about $160 now. 97++pts. (6958 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 7/7/2022 & rated 94 points: Very young, lots of potential. (6498 views) | | | Tasted by Sundbyberg on 4/2/2022 & rated 99 points: Wow!
The 2005 Vieux Château Certan was no longer available so I had to do with this instead.
Asked the restaurant to double decant 24 hours in advance, and so they did reluctantly, but obviously 48 hours would have been even better.
Anyway, what a wine. There is nothing showy about this wine - I think you really have to enjoy good wines to realise how good this is. There is an enourmous purity in the fruit - they must have selected only the top 10% of the grapes - and the fruit is so balanced and incredible seductive - its so elegant withouth being the least showy. This wine is not sweet at all - yet it has the coolest fruit. Another thing that is remarcable is the absence of abundant fruit - as said - this is a wine for people who appreciates elegance, before big fruit.
Previosly the 2008 and the 2012 vintages of this wine, but the 2015 plays in a completeley different league. If you want to try a future 100 pts wine, without having to sell the house, then this is the wine for you. (7587 views) | | | Tasted by worldwidewine on 5/22/2021 & rated 91 points: Not ready. I confirm. Too much oak.Not enough fruit.I'll wait at least 10 years... (9141 views) | | | Tasted by Gas Station Wine Guy on 11/30/2020 & rated 90 points: Definitely not ready to drink. Fruit appeared at times, but then seemed to dissappear. Great balance though so this has lots of potential. No rating for me. (10255 views) | | | Tasted by Indran Rajendra on 9/5/2020 & rated 97 points: A quiet feminine wine. It has a ruby garnet edge with a semi-opaque core. It is beautifully balanced with a firm tannic feel. Tight acid. Coffee grounds permeate as does cigar box in the empty glass. Syrupy intensity of dark plum and spices but gravel,olives, earth, prunes, mint and floral notes. 16.5 deg C out of the decanter. Best at 45 minutes, flabby and sweet at 90 minutes and undrinkable at 4 hours. Riedel Bordeaux glasses.Tasted blind. Estimated drinking window 2025-2050. (10102 views) | | | Tasted by aerosol on 4/19/2020 & rated 94 points: Opened a bottle with some friends at the Wine Watch the other night and I was surprised that this wine is becoming approachable. I think with enough decanting, it could be enjoyable on the first night. The notes below nail this wine and all I can do is recapitulate what they're saying. It's not 'drink now' wine, but if you have a few, try one with decanting. I would wait another 5 years before it starts getting ready to drink but this is an amazing right bank Bordeaux (11629 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/23/2019 & rated 93 points: Commanderie de Bordeaux in The Hague, Netherlands; Pomerol tasting. Just a brief impression. (@ Residence of the French Ambassador.): Creamy dark berries, some toast, beautiful acidity and round but tannin. Try around 2025+ 93+ (12603 views) | | | Tasted by yeti575rider on 10/22/2019 & rated 95 points: 75 Years of Zachys (DC) (LongView Gallery Washington DC): A rocking pomerol. Best of the high power trio of the Evangeline and Conseillante at this stage. Just bigger and bolder and more in my wheelhouse. (10623 views) | | | Tasted by akim_hobo on 9/12/2019 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby/ crimson. Darker fruit on the nose, earthy must, wood, some plum and red licorice. Med+ body, med- acid and tannins already refined and not drying. Some slate and a touch of bitterness and cream on the finish. Again darker fruits on the palate with a hint of herbal notes, cocoa. Beautiful texture and finely balanced. I wouldn't be upset drinking it now but hopefully it will show more as it ages. (9942 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 1/17/2019: Guys Night Out: Bring Something You've Never Had (Jason P's, St. Paul, MN): Very dark red with a purple hue. PNP, poured into glasses and followed over 2 hours. The idea here was to see a young Bordeaux wine. Well, it was pretty much as expected for me. Very, very, very young, green, big, black and blue fruits, drying tannins,, some heat. Not ready, not sure a decant, unless the day before would have made much difference. No score. (13096 views) | | | Tasted by Thracian Alvarinho on 1/7/2019 & rated 92 points: DOUBLE BLIND CHAMLIJA VERSUS BORDEAUX 2015 TASTING (CHAMLIJA WINERY): Olgun siyah meyve aromalari, fume notlar, damakta canli ve taze bir yapisi var, caramel, aging aromalari develop etmis, meyve biraz geride kalmis. (10797 views) | | | Tasted by RBAIKIN on 12/29/2018 & rated 91 points: young/ plummy nose / soft tannins but understated/ better in few years (9823 views) | | | Tasted by DSR on 10/31/2018 & rated 95 points: Tasted blind. Deep ruby, minimal rim variation. Medium- intensity, ripe black fruit - blackberry, plum, black cherry; violets, earth, new oak (baking spices, vanilla), chocolate/cocoa, a hint of bell pepper. Med tannin, med acidity, med alcohol. Balanced, med+ complexity, loooong finish. Velvety smooth, beautiful wine, with just enough structure to keep it interesting. (11240 views) | | | Tasted by InternationalWineReport on 10/22/2018 & rated 96 points: A classic from Château Clinet, the 2015 Pomerol delivers gorgeous aromatics of ripe blackberries and black currants woven together with exotic spices, violets, espresso and mineral nuances all take shape. Deep and concentrated this impresses with its polished texture and remarkable overall structure. This continues to impress with its wonderful overall balance and precision though the long, expansive finish. This is a utterly compelling wine which has an incredibly bright future ahead. (10955 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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- Read more about Chateau ClinetRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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