Château L'Eglise Clinet

Château L'Eglise Clinet, Pomerol, 2022

Name: Château L'Eglise Clinet, Pomerol
Brand: Château L'Eglise Clinet
Price: 1712.74 GBP

98/100

Inside Bordeaux

96-98/100

The Wine Independent

99/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
DP
£1,712.74

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This is the third vintage made by Noémie Durantou and Olivier Gautrat, and for us the most successful range to date. From the juicy griotte character of the Saintayme to the imperious L'Eglise Clinet, every wine displays its distinctive terroir signature with aplomb. After a compelling tasting of Noémie's satellite wines and Petite Eglise, we had high hopes for L'Eglise Clinet, and we were not to be disappointed. Most of the Cabernet Franc in the blend is from massale selections Denis made, which is now coming of age. The team hadn't seen this varietal reach this level of maturity before. As one would expect, this is initially introverted, but with aeration myriad elements emerge: flowers, loganberries, cigar smoke, blood orange, bright red fruits and heather. The palate has fantastic detail. Layered, round and enveloping, this is flattering and expressive, yet graceful and with a sense of gentle power, freshness and a lasting salinity. Although refined, make no mistake, this is a broad, concentrated wine, with a huge core of fruit, framed by ripe, mineral infused tannins. We couldn't help being impressed by its contours and the high-quality supporting oak on the finish. A ravishing L'Eglise Clinet.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Critic Reviews

98/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

This is a wine that needs time in the bottle and in the glass, serious and well built, with body and character, and merits extra ageing. The texture brings us into the heart of Pomerol, or rather its heights, with luscious but reserved quality and the intellectual edge of L'Eglise Clinet. Crushed roses and violets set against dark cassis and blueberry fruits, just brilliant. Harvest September 3 to 9 harvest. 85% new oak, harvest September 3 to 9. Noemie Durantou and Olivier Gautrat.

drinking window 2029 - 2044

date of review 03/2025

99/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

Nöemie Durantou remarked that this vintage is the best she had ever known with respect to the Merlot, and given that the 2022 L'Eglise-Clinet contains 90% Merlot, that pre-empted a fabulous Pomerol. Durantou also mentioned that her wines were a little more "shy" compared to the previous day, though the bouquet only needed four or five minutes' coaxing before it unfolded with wonderfully delineated, focused scents of black cherries, peony, blood orange and crushed stone. Exquisitely balanced, the palate has a cashmere texture thanks to the pliant tannins, gaining density all the time. The finish is powerful and very sustained, disguising the 14.6% alcohol extremely well thanks to its countervailing acidic spine, though you feel a dab on the aftertaste. The 2022 is a L'Eglise-Clinet built for the long-term and continues the estate's stunning run of form.

drinking window 2032 - 2075

date of review 02/2025

96-98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, with a pH of 3.6, L’Eglise Clinet 2022 was picked between the 3rd and 9th September and is aging in 85% new oak. It has a deep garnet-purple color and after a swirl or two, vivacious notes of crushed black plums, boysenberry preserves, and lilacs soar from the glass, followed by hints of menthol, wood smoke, crushed rocks, and sandalwood. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is electric, delivering energetic black fruit and mineral layers, with a firm, fine-grained texture and lovely tension, finishing long and earthy. Very seductive!

drinking window 2029 - 2059

date of review 05/2023

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Pomerol

Producer:

Château L'Eglise Clinet

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet Franc

abv:

12.5%

allergen information

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