Chāteau Climens - Barsac 2009 (750ml)

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Producer	Chāteau Climens
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Barsac
Varietal	Semillon
Vintage	2009
Sku	121613
Size	750ml

Chāteau Climens Description

Winemaker Notes

Climens is a wine with a strong and heady character. Sourced from 100% Semillon, this wine spends from 20 to 24 months in French oak barrels resulting in a graceful wine vintage after vintage.

Professional Ratings

97Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The samples tasted in Southwold were not correct and therefore I requested a bottle to be included in this report that was tasted one week later. Suffice to say, it was completely different and much more representative. Here the 2009 displays a wonderful bouquet of honeysuckle, almond and a hint of creme caramel that is beautifully defined. The palate has a creamy entry with patently a good deal of oak that needs to be subsumed. The balance is just exquisite, the line of acidity perfectly pitched and moreover, there is that paradoxical mixture of weight and levity that makes Climens what it is. The finish blossoms with quince, almond and honey and lingers long in the mouth. This is surely destined to be a top tier Climens that will last the usual decades. Drink 2014-2050.
97Decanter
Rich and opulent, but the Barsac terroir keeps it reined in. Exotic fruit notes, baked apple and confit fruit. Pure, velvety and unctuous but with a bite of citrus zest freshness coming in behind. Biodynamic estate.
96Wine Enthusiast
The superb palate boasts richness, with honey and orange zest notes. It shows fine balance between the flavors of orange jelly and the intense botrytis-driven notes. It has a light, delicate texture and acidity.
95Wine Spectator
Rounded and broad in feel for now, with richly layered toasted almond, ginger cream, brioche and glazed apple notes that all glide through the viscous finish, where a flash of green tea can be found. This has the buried zip for the long haul, which it will need to assimilate fully. There's lots in reserve. Best from 2015 through 2034. 4,165 cases made.