Chāteau Clinet - Pomerol 2014 (750ml)

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Producer	Chāteau Clinet
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Pomerol
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2014
Sku	118595
Size	750ml
ABV	13.00%

Chāteau Clinet Description

ELITE

Chateau Clinet 2014 has a ruby-garnet appearance. Highly aromatic, the nose presents flavors of raspberry jam, blackberries, plum and licorice. These aromas then develop to reveal toasted bread, brown sugar and Jamaican pepper. Its rich, creamy texture is reminiscent of the Clinet signature. Soft and delicate, the taste includes hints of cherries and forest fruits with a rising intensity. As a whole, it is well balanced and very refreshing. This is an excellent wine, which should be enjoyed between 5 and 15 years.

Blend: 90% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc

Critical Acclaim

JS94
James Suckling
A tight and subtle wine with very pretty ripe-fruit character and chocolate. Medium to full body. Needs time to open. Better in 2020.
JD93
Jeb Dunnuck
For whatever reason, Chateau Clinet was not interested in having their 2015 tasted for this report and I was unable to taste it during my trip through the region. I’ll do my best to review it from bottle once it’s available in the United States. Nevertheless, I purchased a bottle of the 2014 Château Clinet locally and it showed beautifully, revealing a deep purple color, loads of plum, crème de cassis, spice-box, dried flowers, and graphite aromas and flavors, full-bodied richness, and a terrific minerality the developed with time in the glass. This is an elegant, balanced, beautifully pure 2014 that’s very much in the style of the vintage. It will keep for 20+ years.
WS92
Wine Spectator
Dark in profile, featuring a steeped core of fig and blackberry fruit that melds with roasted apple wood and ganache notes through the finish. Best from 2020 through 2035.
RP91
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2014 Clinet was a wine that perplexed when I tasted it from barrel and as a consequence, it was one that I went back and retasted three or four times during that primeur campaign. Now in bottle, the bouquet has improved and developed more fruit concentration, armed with red plum, wild strawberry and blueberry scents. The palate is medium-bodied and quite refined, certainly not as opulent as other vintages from the estate, perhaps just missing a persistence on the angular finish. It is not a bad Clinet by a long stretch, it just feels a little constricted, especially compared to say the 2010 or 2015. I tasted this on three occasions, drawing the same conclusion each time.