Area under vines: 11,3 hectares
Soils: clayey-gravels
Average age of the vines: 40 years
Production: 45 000 bottles a year
Ageing: in 60% new oak
Grape varieties:
Second wine: Fleur de Clinet
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The 2019 Clinet has quite a focused, graphite tinged, Cabernet Franc driven nose that offers fine complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine acidity, though it just loses a little refinement towards the finish. Fine sapidity, but it needs more length and precision overall. I’ve encountered better examples – this Pomerol might well be closing down. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2040
The 2019 Clinet is showing beautifully in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, cherries and berries mingled with hints of violets, licorice, subtle spices and smoke. Full-bodied, sensual and velvety, it’s seamless and vibrant, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a long, resonant finish. This precise, concentrated wine is the finest young Clinet I’ve ever tasted, and it exemplifies the tremendous progress that Ronan Laborde has made at this estate over the last decade.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2055
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark, glowing, blackish garnet. Interesting nose that is more mineral (linseed oil?) than fruity. Round and sweet with intense fruit that almost distracts from the tannin. Polished and plush. Quite seductive! But the opposite of savoury
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2040
