Château Clinet - Pomerol 2008
Price: $119.99
| Producer | Château Clinet |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
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| Subregion | Pomerol |
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| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 2008 |
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| Sku | 36196 |
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Vinous: 93 Points
This has plenty of fruit on the nose with ample blackberry, cranberry and fresh mint; very well defined and quite opulent in the context of the growing season. The palate is fresh on the entry with fine tannin, layers of blackberry and bilberry fruit laced with crushed stone; fresh and lively with a hint of peppermint towards the finish and graphite (courtesy of the Cabernet) on the aftertaste. This is drinking very well now although it has another 15 years of drinking enjoyment to give.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
This is the first bottle of Clinet ’98 to show a little reduction, although it improves with aeration and offers some lovely cassis and iodine scents that waft enticingly from the glass. The palate is very concentrated, more so than the VCC, though it does not possess quite the same poise and focus on the finish. This is a controlled Clinet, one with its harness and blinkers on, and it shows great potential however.
Decanter Magazine: 93 Points
Clinet is always an enjoyable wine to taste, and at 10 years old it is starting to approach its perfect moment, particularly in this relatively early-drinking vintage. You are not going to be disappointed, it has polish, verve, attack and impact. The floral edged, spiced black fruits are not as complex or momentous as Clinet in 2009 or '10, but the liquorice and dark chocolate gives a Pomerol polish, as do those deft tannins.
