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Clinet 1996
HED39557
75 cl
12.5%
£120.00
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Pomerol estate Château Clinet has over 11ha of vines, planted predominantly to Merlot, with smaller percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. A wonderfully mature Pomerol, the 1996 is rich and very ripe style vintage with a powerful framework of tannin.
88 Vinous
The 1996 Clinet is a vintage I am glad to retaste, made just a few days after Ronan Laborde's father took over the property in March 1999. It spent 21 weeks in new oak plus 5 months in stainless steel. This bottle is similar to the one I tasted in 2016. Hints of smudged red fruit, undergrowth, fennel and garrigue emerge on the fully mature and open nose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. It's quite contained for this era with attractive linearity—if little in the way of complexity—toward the finish. This is rustic but not unattractively so. Tasted at the château and taken from the Pomerol book.Neal Martin25th March 2025
17 Jancis Robinson
Mid rusty crimson. Meaty, savoury, very lightly oxidised nose. Sweet, fresh, well-defined palate opener. Lots of density and a bit of dustiness. Very good balance and roundness though it is drying out. (JR)
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