2020
6x75cl
DP
£1,401.53
This is the first vintage since the untimely death of the Denis Durantou. His daughters, Noémie and Constance have taken the reins, ably assisted by Denis’ long standing collaborator Olivier Gautrat. Noémie sums up the vintage as “Green buds in February, constant rain in spring, the aridity of summer and a mid-September harvest: wine of freshness and brightness, like a dense and colorful garden, vivacity, fruits and flowers in the rain.” Her first full vintage in charge has been a huge success. The 2020 Eglise Clinet is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot was picked between the 11th and the 14th of September and the Cabernet Franc was picked on the 16th September. Initially quite closed, this requires aeration, then slowly aromas of blood orange, eucalyptus, flowers, loganberries, clove, sweet damsons emerge. This feels refined and controlled, one might expect an exuberant Eglise Clinet from such a warm dry vintage, however, this is cerebral and quite introverted. The palate is deep and brooding, tightly wound, with dark brooding crème de mûre interspersed with bright starry notes; lovely detail and energy to the gloriously textured, concentrated, taut fruit. The tannic profile is authoritative, exuding class with flecks of scintillating minerals, floral cherry, dark cocoa nibs, and a hint of mocha. We returned to this some hours later and the palate had filled out with expressive, gorgeously textured fruit. Superb!
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