2025 Château L'Eglise Clinet
"...a wine full of emotion and grace...97 points." janeanson.com
Released this morning, 2025 Château L'Eglise Clinet is offered at £1,194 per six bottles and receives scores as high as 97-99 points, from Jeb Dunnuck. Jane Anson best captures our own experience of tasting the 2025 at the château, with Noemie and Constance Durantou, calling it a wine "full of emotion and grace". In the technically perfect world of Bordeaux winemaking, wines that convey the personality of the winemakers stand out for us. The Durantou sisters are not only following in their father's footsteps by making superb wines, they have brought their own distinct qualities. The 2025 is a powerful Pomerol, but one which is full of fine, complex aromas, and with a poise and tension that suggests it will evolve beautifully over the coming decades.
Below, you will also find the other Durantou family wines, released earlier this month, including La Petite Eglise, a great Pomerol in its own right, along with Châteaux Saintayme, Montlandrie, Les Cruzelles and La Chenade.
Offered en primeur, landing spring 2028.
Magnums available with £25 ex-VAT bottling surcharge per six, please enquire re other formats.
All previous offers of 2025 Bordeaux can be found here.
Producer Profile
Château L'Eglise Clinet
Château L'Eglise Clinet is an estate in the commune of Pomerol. Named after the church which stands nearby, the estate was made famous by owner and winemaker Denis Durantou. He turned the 4.5 hectare vineyard into one of the most respected names in Pomerol. The second wine is Petite Eglise.
Sadly, Denis passed away in 2020, but the estate is now run by his daughters, Noëmie and Constance. Any doubts about Denis' legacy have been dispelled by recent vintages and it is clear that Noëmie is a talented and brilliant winemaker, putting her own stamp on her family's châteaux.
| RED | 2025 | Château L'Eglise Clinet | 75cl | £1,194 per case of 6 | Château L'Eglise Clinet 2025 / / 75cl £1,194 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2025 L'Eglise-Clinet is totally seamless. Crème de cassis, lavender, licorice, mocha, pomegranate and jasmine caress the palate. Impossibly fine, silky tannins frame the mid-palate. Time in the glass brings out the wine's textural richness and all the gravitas that is such a signature here. Gravel, dried herbs, mocha and lavender shape the huge, dramatic finish. 2033-2075. 95-97 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"Luscious dark cassis and bilberry fruits, pure perfume, peony and red rose petals, a standout in Pomerol, there is an enveloping and expansive mid palate with full on fennel and anis on close of play, so good, a wine full of emotion and grace. 75% new oak. Harvest September 4 to 12. Cooler fermentation than usual, not higher than 28C, because thick skins. 3.5ph. 4.5ha, so only 3 tanks compared to 5 normally, 30hll/ha. Olivier Guatraut cellar master with Noémie Durantou winemaker. 2034-2048. 97 points" janeanson.com------"The 2025 L'Eglise-Clinet was picked on 4 and 5 September for the Merlot and the same days plus 12 September for the Cabernet Franc; this vintage matured in 75% new oak. The aromatics are timid at first, but unfurl in the glass, revealing enticing scents of raspberry, wild strawberry, truffle oil and cedar. The oak is beautifully integrated, and it gains delineation with each swirl. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins, one of the most mineral-driven L'Eglise-Clinet wines that I have tasted from barrel, gaining cohesion and poise, with perfectly judged acidity and a gentle but insistent grip on the finish. There is a verticality to this Pomerol that gives it a more cerebral slant compared to the 2022, but it is still quite delicious. That said, I would still give it a few years in bottle. 2033 - 2060. 96-98 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com------"The definition, freshness and complexity are very impressive already. It’s like a finished wine. It’s medium-bodied with precise and vivid flavors of blackberries and cool olives. Long, energetic and dense yet not heavy. Classy. A blend of 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. 96-98 points" jamessuckling.com------"Red and blue fruits, sappy spring flowers, violets, graphite, and chocolate all define the 2025 Château L'Eglise Clinet, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc resting in 75% new oak. Coming from tiny yields with no saignée and very little press wine, the harvest ran from September 4th through the 12th, and the result is a rich, powerful, yet finesse-driven Pomerol with fine, polished tannins and a wonderful sense of freshness. It's going to require some patience, but it will undoubtedly be worth it. 97-99 points" jebdunnock.com |
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