2017 Chateau Clinet - Pomerol AC

Falstaff Magazin – 90 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, reife Zwetschken, dunkle Kirschen, feine Kräuterwürze, mineralischer Touch. Schlank, blättrig, spröde Tannine, salziger Nachhall, wirkt weitmaschig und etwas uncharmant, rotbeeriges Konfit im Rückgeschmack, zart vegetal.* - (11/2021)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92-94pts - LPB: *Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Clinet opens slowly to reveal vibrant red and black fruits: red currants, black cherries, plums and cassis with touches of roses, yeast extract, wood smoke and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannins and a taut, muscular palate of tightly wound fruits and compelling mineral accents, it finishes long with wonderful purity and fragrant earth accents.* -04/2018

Weinwisser – 18,5/20pts - WL: * 92 % Merlot, 8 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Mit 13,1 % -vol. bringt UGCB-Präsident Ronan Laborde einen eleganten und verführerischen Pomerol ins Glas. Dichtes Rubinviolett mit aufhellendem Rand. Ein berauschendes Bouquet mit blau- und dunkelbeerigen Noten, sogar ein Touch Cassis und rote Kirschen, das Ganze umrahmt von wunderbaren floralen und lakritzigen Noten. Trotz des geringen Anteils spürt man den voll ausgereiften Cabernet Sauvignon im Blend. Am Gaumen mit cremiger Dichte und eleganter Rasse mit feinpoliertem Tannin, ist nicht auf Kraft und Konzentration vinifiziert, bleibt also erstaunlich schlank und dennoch mit sinnlicher Tiefe und Pomerol-Noblesse. Upgrade gegenüber den Primeurs mit vorgezogener Trinkreife von 2027 auf 2024.* – 04/2020

JancisRobinson.com - 16/20pts - JH: *Black core. Lovely dense aroma of black fruit and graphite, really savoury/mineral, with graphite dominant at the moment. Much more juicy than I expected on the palate. Plenty of dark fruit but only just fresh enough.* -04/2018

JamesSuckling.com - 92-93pts - JS: *Some green-olive and herb character. Medium body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Shows some solid and linear length on the finish.* -04/2018

Vinous.com - 90-93pts - AG: *The 2017 Clinet packs a serious punch. Dense, rich and explosive, the 2017 offers tons of pure power, but it also comes across as oaky and lacking the detail of the best years, at least at this stage. A rush of black cherry jam, inky fruit, grilled herbs, lavender, licorice and smoke builds into the pliant, enveloping finish. The 12% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend speaks with a loud voice. Tasted two times.* -05/2018
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Vinous.com - 93 pts - NM: *The 2017 Clinet was bottled at the end of June 2019. It has a more understated bouquet than the 2015 or 2016. Tightly wound, brambly black fruit with traces of pressed violet and iodine, gradually open with orange rind notes. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins. This is classic in style, firm grip and a little rigid in its youth, although it will flesh out with bottle age. I admire both the freshness and salinity in this Clinet, especially its linearity on the finish. Excellent. (13.2% alcohol)* 02/2020