Clos l'Eglise

Clos L'Eglise, Pomerol, 2021

Name: Clos L'Eglise, Pomerol
Brand: Clos l'Eglise
Price: 413.93 GBP

89-91/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

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2021
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Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Clos l'Église has a delightful bouquet that gained some complexity since I tasted it from barrel, displaying a mixture of red and black fruit, graphite, touches of iris flower and fine mineralité. The palate is medium-bodied with powdery tannins and a fine bead of acidity. It’s a little more harmonious toward the finish, where you find a dab of dark chocolate and mocha. This has the potential to be a fine Pomerol, so afford it three to four years in bottle.

drinking window 2028 - 2045

date of review 02/2024

89-91/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2021 Clos l'Eglise is made from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, aged in 60-70% new oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it storms out of the glass with a serious nose of ripe black plums, tar, and tilled soil, leading to suggestions of black truffles, graphite, and cracked pepper. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers a firm structure of firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, framing the muscular black fruits, finishing earthy.

drinking window 2026 - 2039

date of review 05/2022

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

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13.5%

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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.