ChâteauClinet2020

IN BOND

Delivery 2023

Appellation – Pomerol

Owner – Ronan Laborde

20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 80% Merlot

Second wine – Fleur de Clinet

Annual production – 50,000 bottles

TASTING NOTES

“The 2020 Clinet was picked September 14–17 for the Merlot and September 24 for the Cabernet Sauvignon, at 38hl/ha, and matured in 80% new oak. Its 15.0° alcohol is the highest ever. The bravura nose delivers copious black cherries, blueberry and violet aromas that explode from the glass. This is a Pomerol that really wants to make an impression. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannins, hints of chocolate chip infusing the mixture of black and blueberry fruit. Lavish and satiny in texture toward the long finish. This is a bold and extravagant Clinet that I hope will just find a little refinement and more terroir expression during its élevage. If it does, it should land at the top of my banded score. 2027 – 2055.”Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 202194/96