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Château L’Église-Clinet er en af de mest prestigefyldte og eftertragtede ejendomme i Pomerol – og en af de få, der år efter år leverer vine i absolut verdensklasse. Med en beliggenhed midt mellem Château Clinet og Château L’Évangile ligger ejendommens marker på det eftertragtede plateau i Pomerol, hvor jordbunden af ler og grus giver optimale betingelser for Merlot.
Slottet blev grundlagt i slutningen af 1800-tallet ved en sammensmeltning af parceller fra Château Clinet og Clos de L’Église. Men det var med Denis Durantou ved roret, at L’Église-Clinet for alvor blev en kultvin. Denis styrede ejendommen med ufravigelig præcision fra 1980’erne og frem til sin død i 2020. I dag videreføres arven af hans døtre og teamet, som holder fast i de kompromisløse kvalitetsprincipper.
Ejendommens marker dækker blot ca. 4,5 hektar, og vinstokkene er gennemsnitligt 40-50 år gamle. Vinen er typisk en blend med stor overvægt af Merlot (ca. 85 %) og en mindre andel Cabernet Franc. Resultatet er en vin med enorm koncentration, men også finesse – med mørk frugt, lakrids, mineralitet og potentiale til at lagre i årtier.
Produktionen er lille, efterspørgslen enorm, og vinene er kendt for deres dybde, præcision og evne til at balancere intensitet og elegance. L’Église-Clinet regnes ofte blandt de fem bedste vine i hele Bordeaux – uden nogensinde at have været formelt klassificeret.
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BEPLANTNING
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
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AREAL
4,5 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
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EJER
Familien Durantou
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Incredible purity of fruit here with blackberry, black olive, concrete, stone and violet in the nose. It’s full-bodied with a powerful palate of fruit that shows a wet-earth and black-truffle undertone. The tannins are intense and chewy, yet wonderfully polished and poised. Superb length in the finish. One built for long cellaring. Try after 2027.
With a serious depth of color, this hedonistic thrill ride opens with an aromatic display of truffle, flowers, dark chocolate, herbs, black cherries and plum. Plush, opulent, rich and with the texture of silk and velvet, the wine coats your palate with layers of fresh, sensuous, perfectly ripe fruits, chocolate and truffle. This full-bodied wine is only going to get better with age. If you can wait a decade, this will be even better. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc
A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the 2018 L'Eglise Clinet has a 3.63 pH and 14.5% alcohol. It was aged in 70% new barriques. Deep garnet-purple in color, it opens with a stunning fragrant-earth perfume, accented by notions of wild mushrooms, mossy tree bark and crushed rocks, giving way to a core of black raspberries, plum preserves and fresh blueberries, plus wafts of lavender and clove oil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate shimmers with energy, delivering slow-releasing black fruit and earthy layers, framed by very ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastic tension. It finishes with epic length and subtlety. It is already so evocative and beautifully expressed at this youthful stage that is tempting to broach straight away, but give it another 5-6 years to really fan its feathers, and drink it over the next 40 or more years.