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White - Sweet/Dessert
1989 Château Climens
Sémillon
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Barsac
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Community Tasting Notes 125
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DanielAVTL Likes this wine: 93 points
March 8, 2024 - * Opened 5 hours before serving.
A wonderful Climens, paired beautifully at the end of our meal with both dessert (Tart Tatin) and cheese platter (Truffle Camembert, Stilton).
Color - bright gold core, hay on the rim.
Nose - Pronounced floral notes, honeysuckle and herbs, with an initial backdrop of peach and toasted nuts. Developed beautifully in the glass with every whiff, adding notes of pine, lemon and even nutmeg. Stunning complexity and nonstop intrigue and development.
Mouth - Drinking beautifully with harmonious, balanced layers of peach, apricot and sweet pear, and a full, structured body. Finishes long with rich spices and zest, leaving you wanting more.
93 points on the night. A stunner, with decades left of pleasure to give (but no need to wait). -
sapphofaires@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 points
November 23, 2023 - Delicious, mellowed into a nutty flavor with a hint of apricot
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Echinosum Likes this wine:
November 6, 2023 - Served at a dinner party, and I was a bit squiffy by the time we came to this, so no detailed notes. Utterly delicious. Still with years of life.
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Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
August 24, 2023 - PnP served non-blind; color and fill vg. This was showing fully mature, with a coppery gold color - still bright, clear. Typical aromas of peach, ripe melon, candied spices, etc. Medium-bodied on the palate that showed avg vigor/tension, finish and complexity. At this stage, it's on the backside of its preferred curve, though clearly it'll last several more years. That said, I can't see any reason to hold it any longer. Elegant, and understated. 14,3% abv. recommended
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sirpat00 Likes this wine: 97 points
July 29, 2023 - Candid fruit of apricot, green raisins, fresh blood orange, almonds, white chocolate. Crips acidity with a nicely creamy texture, in perfect balance. A consistently great wine at the peak of its drinking window.
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By Julia Harding, MW
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1989
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Château Climens
- Varietal Sémillon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Sauternais
- Appellation Barsac
- UPC Codes 000000051590, 086459030584, 3453521230970
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
- In Cellars 809 (70%)
- Consumed 349 (30%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Frukt, Gåselever, Lyst Kjøtt(stekt), Ost(Blåmugg)Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Climens
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- AppellationBarsac
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