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Château L'Église-Clinet is a small, elite producer in the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux. Over recent vintages its average scores from critics have been some of the very highest in the region, and auction prices very much reflect this acclaim.
The 4.4 hectares (11 acres) of vines produce 1500 cases of wine per year. The vineyard has one of the best collections of old vines in Pomerol, with half of the vines over 50 years old, and a quarter more than 75. Merlot accounts for 85 percent of plantings, with 15 percent Cabernet Franc, although more recent vintages of the wines have a smaller percentage of the latter. In some older parts of the vineyard, the two varieties are mixed, picked together and co-fermented, making exact proportions impossible to calculate. The wine is typically aged in 80 percent new oak.
The estate was formed in the 1950s from vineyard parcels which were originally part of Châteaux Clos L'Église and Clinet. Denis Durantou has been owner-winemaker since 1983 and has overseen L'Eglise-Clinet's rise to prominence.
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Vintage | 1949 |
Rating | 99 RP |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Location | Pomerol |
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Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Rating | 99 RP - 1949 L'Eglise Clinet Pomerol Bordeaux - 99 pts! Virtually perfect, the 1949 L'Eglise-Clinet was one of a series of older vintages from this estate that possessed mind-boggling richness, extraordinary intensity, unctuosity, and that quintessential kirsch/black-cherry essence exhibited by its near-by neighbor, Chateau Lafleur. The 1949 L'Eglise-Clinet revealed an opaque purple color with no signs of lightening at the edge. In the glass, it looked more like port than a dry red table wine. There is extraordinary viscosity, thickness, and extract to this full-bodied, colossal L'Eglise-Clinet. Still young, there is not a hard edge to be found because of the wine's low acidity and ripe tannin. This must be one of the century's most underrated great wines. It should continue to drink well for another 25 years. As disappointing as the 1948 Haut-Brion can be, the 1949 can be outstanding. In this tasting, it revealed some of the textbook cigar, ashtray, tobacco-scented notes, as well as scents of roasted herbs and ripe fruit. The color was a medium garnet with considerable rust at the edge. Medium-bodied, round, sweet, and soft, this wine is past its prime, although it remains exceptional. Drink it up. RP |
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Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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Vintage | 1949 |
Rating | 99 RP |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Location | Pomerol |
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Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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Vintage | 1949 |
Rating | 99 RP |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Location | Pomerol |
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Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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Vintage | 1949 |
Rating | 99 RP |
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Region | Bordeaux |
Location | Pomerol |
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