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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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Wonderful aromas of crushed violets and wisteria as well as black-truffle undertones and blueberries. Medium- to full-bodied, this has a beautiful center palate and an endless finish. It’s so polished and refined with breathtaking length that caresses every inch of the finish. A masterpiece for the vintage. 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. Try after 2030 and beyond.
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.
Lastly, the 2022 Château L'Eglise Clinet is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc that was harvested from the 3rd to the 9th of September, with its élevage spanning just 12 months in 85% new French oak followed by roughly four months in tank before bottling. It's another riveting 2022 in the vintage that brings remarkable depth and intensity while at the same time staying light on its feet, graceful, and balanced. Ripe black cherries, cassis, graphite, leafy tobacco, and damp earth and floral notes all shine here, and it's full-bodied, has a concentrated, powerful mouthfeel, ripe and perfectly polished tannins, and a great finish. It deserves 7-8 years of bottle age and will have 30-40 years of prime drinking. It will probably merit a perfect rating at maturity, and if this doesn’t put a smile on your face, nothing will.