Area under vines: 5,5 hectares
Soils: gravel, clay, sand and iron
Average age of the vines: 45 years
Ageing: in 60% new oak for 18 months
Grape varieties:
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How many dinners start with a wine like the 2009 L Eglise Clinet? Not many that I go to that is for sure. When we opened this bottle to check on its soundness, I knew right away it was going to be one of the wines of the night, and it is. Wow. Bold and seamless in the glass, the 2009 L Eglise Clinet is a great example of the vintage. It is obviously quite opulent, yet all the elements are magically in the right place. It s always good to start strong, and we sure do.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2059
Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Heady, intense, loose and juicy. Needs a little bit of time. But there is good drive here. Long and rich.
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2032
Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. Denis Durantou’s wine is difficult to taste in its youth and this is reflected in my score that will surely rise as it unfolds over many years. It has a more broody nose with dusky blackberry and mulberry, touches of bell pepper and strawberry pastille. Complex " but it is reticent at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with a fleshy entry. There is a good build, although it seems to hide itself away on the finish. A reluctant superstar? Most probably and watch those scores dial skywards once it enters its drinking plateau in a few year’s time.Tasted January 2013.
