Château Climens

Château Climens, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac, 2009

Name: Château Climens, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac
Brand: Château Climens
Price: 349.22 GBP

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2009
12x37.5cl
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£349.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A 100% Semillon with 130g/l of residual sugar so on the lighter side of the Sauternes sugar spectrum but one of the finest and most intense examples there is. In her 17 years as owner Bérénice Lurton has never seen such a quick development of botrytis in such a short space of time and never has she seen picking of whole bunches without any “tries.” 90 percent of the grapes were picked in 8 days. We tasted about 12 individual lots that make up the core of the blend and the individual elements suggest something very special, our notes ranged from - very concentrated tight packed bursting droplets of lemon and wild honey flavours, fresh picked flowers, limes, white grapefruit, touches of quince and apricot, complex shades of limestone, salt and mineral, deeply complex but incredibly fine and nuanced, wonderful finesse and balance.

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2009 Climens is much more vibrant on the nose than the 2010 with lovely dried honey, quince, saffron and light chamomile aromas. It blossoms in the glass and gains intensity with each swirl. The palate is very well balanced with a touch of marmalade on the entry, quite tensile from start to finish with a rather long, viscous finish. This is just beginning to motor. Tasted at the Climens vertical at the château in April 2022.

drinking window 2025 - 2065

date of review 08/2022

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

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14.5%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.