Château Climens, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac
    Château Climens

    Château Climens, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac, 2023

    96/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93-95/100
    The Wine Independent
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    En primeur
    1. 2023

      12x37.5cl

      EP

      £660.00

    2. 2023

      6x75cl

      EP

      £645.00

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    Critic Reviews

    93-95/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2023 Climens is 100% Semillon and has 130 g/l of residual sugar and a pH of 3.8. It has a medium lemon-straw color and offers notes of lime cordial, lemonade, and fresh grapefruit, leading to an undercurrent of acacia honey, candle wax, and fresh ginger. The palate delivers vibrant citrus flavors with spicy sparks and great tension, finishing long and fragrant.
    drinking window 2027 - 2047
    date of review 05/2024
    96/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    How it is possible to sculpt such an opulent but precise and delicious wine out of such a tiny yield of 2.7hl/h is beyond me, but somehow Climens has achieved it. Stunning depths of juicy peach, nectarine, white tea, white truffle, pinceapple, saffron, mint, concentrated but aerian with a slice of steel. Just 4,000 bottles produced instead of the normal 10,00010h, 130g/l residual sugar. A tought vintage for Climens owner Jean-Hubert Moitry, but the results are impressive.
    drinking window 2025 - 2040
    date of review 05/2024
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2023 Climens was picked from September 26 to October 3, with 80% aged in new oak barrels and 20% in WineGlobes. It is a perplexing sample. Of course, now under new ownership, there is greater use of WineGlobes in the blend. On the nose, I find myself searching for the Climens that I know and love. It's as if it has vanished from the room without a trace. The palate is better and amply weighted, but it just feels anonymous in a Sauternes vintage full of personality. I am not going to give a score based on this sample; I will wait until it’s in bottle.
    date of review 04/2024

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Barsac
    abv:
    14.5%

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