2020 Château L'Eglise-Clinet

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 97.5 points

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  3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points

  A clear candidate for wine of the vintage, this show stopping gem kicks off with a vivid perfume packed with flowers, plums, truffles, chocolate, smoke, cigar wrapper, and cherry liqueur scents. The wine delivers intensity, finesse, concentration, richness, purity and complexity. The finish, with its layers of dark chocolate covered ripe plums, velvety textures, and sensuality is completely seamless, holding your palate hostage for at least 60 seconds. Give it some time and this could easily hit 100 Pts down the road, it is that good. Drink from 2027-2060.

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  10/28/2022 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Very great wine but not at same level of the future legend (2019)

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  5/20/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points

  Everything you would expect from L'Eglise Clinet is here in spades. The nose shoots from the glass with its truffle, spicy plum, wet earth, herb, smoke, tobacco, cocoa and cherry liqueur scents. Full-bodied, concentrated, focused and fresh, the wine perches on the border between opulence and classic. From a blend that mirrors the vineyard at 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the wine packs layers of dark chocolate covered ripe plums that coat your palate, linger and expand. This will age gracefully for 3 decades easily. It is great to see so much continuity here from the Durantou family. 98-100

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  5/8/2021 - Shrewsram Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Very deep.
  A touch of reduction...
  Speckled coffee and spice, dark fruit touches, but overall an elegant and open feel, kind of grainy, with an understated yet persistent perfume.
  
  The palate is rather plush, has density and a concentrated core, very nice oak and fine grip. Has a serious side, but so easy, so silky – great mouthfeel, another effortless top-end Pom.

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