2022 Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux

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Description

Clinet is an unusual Pomerol in having Cabernet Sauvignon as its major partner variety to Merlot. Ronan Laborde believes it is well suited to the gravel here and is looking to increase the proportion. There is less Cabernet in the blend this year than in 2021 as the tiny berries gave such little juice. But this is a real success, with Clinet’s tendency towards density and muscularity somehow mitigated by the vintage conditions. The cooler nights were a factor, says co-owner Monique Bailly. This has a lovely bouquet, expressive and scented, and a fabulous palate with velvety and polished tannins and a finish that is both powerful and reflective.

Merlot 80%; Cabernet Sauvignon 20%

Drink 2028-2045

Score: 17.5/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2022

Alcohol % 13%

Maturity Not ready (2031 - 2062)

Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (20%)

Body Full Bodied

Producer Château Clinet

Critics reviews

Jane Anson MW 96/100

Sleek, concentrated, red roses, violets, creamy smoked caramel, bilberry, cassis, blackberry pastilles, biscuit, mint leaf, great estate signature, maintains its sleek intense concentated and supremely classy character. Strong tannic build up, muscular and full of intent, with a fennel and oyster shell signoff. Ronan Laborde owner.jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (May 2023)

Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (May 2023)

Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cask sample. Intense crimson. Sweet, supple, hedonistic nose. Very smooth and seductive with, just, enough freshness and some rigour in the structure. Lots of tannin built into this ambitious wine although the sheer weight of ripe fruit distracts until the end of the palate. Should have a longer life than many of its peers. Drink 2027 – 2047jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (May 2023)

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (May 2023)

William Kelley 94-96/100

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon that represents the earliest harvest in this estate's history (beginning on September 6), the 2022 Clinet is a success, offering up aromas of cherries and dark berries mingled with hints of spices and a discreet patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, it's impressively vibrant, with a rich core of fruit framed by powdery tannins from judicious extraction. This has more in common with the more refined 2018 and 2019 vintages at this address than with the powerhouse 2020, and that is no mean feat in an even more extreme vintage. Bravo to Ronan Laborde and his team.William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April 2023)

William Kelley, RobertParker.com (Apr 2023)

About this wine

Pomerol

With 150 or so producers and roughly 740 hectares of vineyards, the smallest of Bordeaux's major appellations is home to myriad bijou domaines – many making little more than 1,000 cases per annum. If the topography and architecture of Pomerol are typical, the style of its wines is anything but. The best vineyards are planted on a seam of rich clay extending across the raised plateau of Pomerol from the boundary of St Emilion.

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