2022 Château L'Eglise Clinet En Primeur
"Sisters Noëmie and Constance Durantou turned out a stellar set of 2022s." Neal Martin
Released this morning for sale en primeur, Château L'Eglise Clinet (98-100 pts NM) £1,554 per six bottles.
Offered en primeur, on allocation. Landing spring 2025.
We also have some very limited availability remaining of the second wine, La Petite Eglise, please see details below.
Bordeaux En Primeur, Landing in spring 2025.
To order, e-mail us at sales@richardkihl.ltd.uk
Producer Profile
Château L'Eglise Clinet, Pomerol
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. His turned the 4.5 hectare vineyard into one of the most respected names in Pomerol. Durantou passed away in 2020, but the estate is now run by his daughters, Noemie and Constance.
| RED | 2022 | Château L'Eglise Clinet | 75cl | £1,554 per case of 6 | Château L'Eglise Clinet 2022 / / 75cl £1,554 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"A L’Eglise Clinet with tension and class, with dark berries and chalk, salt and spice. There’s hazelnut and ripe seeds with coffee bean undertones. Full and wonderfully long and fresh. 97-98 points" jamessuckling.com------"Straight-up gorgeous, I'd put the 2022 Château L'Eglise-Clinet up with the top tier Pomerol in the vintage, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it surpass the 2020 as well. Ripe black cherries, violets, spring flowers, graphite, and tobacco all emerge on the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a layered, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. Compared to the 2005 by owner Noëmie Durantou (who has done an incredible job taking over the estate after the loss of her father), this rich, concentrated, incredibly impressive Pomerol is going to need 7-8 years of bottle age but will evolve for 30 years in cold cellars. 96-98+ points" Jebdunnuck.com------"Turns the intensity and exoticism of the vintage on its head, unpacking it carefully, and layering up depth and character. Grilled cedar, fleshy damson and casis fruits, this is all about carefully-considered and delivered juice and flavour. Intense, with balance and carefully-extracted juice, and the precision that you want at L'Eglise Clinet, even in such an ovewheming vintage. 85% new oak, harvest September 3 to 9. Noemie Durantou and Olivier Gautrat. 98 points" janeanson.com------"The 2022 L'Eglise-Clinet was picked from 3 to 9 September for the Merlot and the Cabernet Franc on 5 and 9 September, matured in 85% new oak. It has an exquisitely-defined bouquet with succinct floral, pressed iris and clay notes percolating through the black fruit. With breathtaking focus, these scents seem to cast a spell over you. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins that frame the mineral-laden, peppery black fruit. There's not a hair out of place, exuding the essence of this Pomerol estate with an exceptionally long, intense and paradoxically tender finish. It's a wine that may leave you spellbound...just like this barrel sample. 2032-2075. 98-100 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com |
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