Pomerol Bordeaux Blend

Shows a slight edge with charcoal game and tobacco notes out front. The core of steeped fig and macerated black currant fruit is studded with ganache and waits in reserve. Reveals a smoldering edge on the finish offering a flicker... Read More

One of the great modern-day Bordeaux the 1989 Clinet still has a saturated purple color and a sweet nose of creme de cassis intermixed with incense licorice smoke and mineral. As the wine sits in the glass more blueberry and blackberry... Read More

The 1990 Château L'Eglise-Clinet is probably outshone by the superior 1989 these days but as I remarked during this tasting the difference between the two is less obvious than that of Vieux-Château-Certan. It has a more... Read More

Tasted ex-chateau and single blind in Southwold. Ronan Laborde has overseen a fantastic Clinet in 2008. It has an attractive floral bouquet with cassis iodine vanilla and crushed violets with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied... Read More

With a dense purple color and gorgeous levels of fruit especially black raspberry and blackcurrant this full-bodied opulent style of wine is another great success for Clinet a château that has been on top of its game for the... Read More

"Dense ruby/purple with a glorious nose of blackberries cassis white flowers licorice and a hint of sweet oak this seamless wine is a classic example of purity and symmetry. Combining power with charm and finesse in a deeply textured... Read More

Medium to deep garnet colored the 2009 Hosanna has a dark-fruited broody nose of stewed black plums blackberry preserves and blackcurrant cordial with touches of pencil lead bay leaves beef drippings and fungi. Full-bodied with... Read More

"Close to perfection this extraordinary blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc seems to have hit all the high notes in 2012. Inky ruby/purple with stunning concentration a multidimensional mouthfeel skyscraper-like texture... Read More

"The 2015 Hosanna is a blend of 82% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Franc. Now Hosanna is usually quite exuberant on the nose at this early stage however this is a very different Hosanna - much more reserved and introverted yet still... Read More

The 2018 Hosanna is composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored the nose needs a bit of swirling and coaxing before it soars from the glass with compelling blue and black fruit scents of blueberry... Read More

The 2020 Hosanna is rich and sun-kissed in style offering up aromas of berry liqueur figs licorice aniseed and vine smoke followed by a full-bodied ripe and gourmand palate with a generous core of confit fruit polished tannins... Read More

The Château l'Eglise-Clinet 1995 was served from magnum and bottle side-by-side both ex-château with Denis Durantou. To be honest the difference in the bouquet is noticeable but not huge. They both deliver those knockout... Read More

The 2020 L'Evangile was picked quite early as the estate's rather young vines were suffering in the dry conditions and the decision appears to have been judicious as the wine has turned out very well. Wafting from the... Read More

One of the best wines from proprietor Christian Dauriac in many a year the 2009 La Clemence has backed off the overt oakiness and is a better wine for it. Dense ruby/plum with notes of black cherry liqueur intermixed with flowers... Read More

The quintessential elegant style of Pomerol the 2011 La Conseillante offers copious aromas of raspberries mulberries and spring flowers. Medium-bodied with pure fruit seamlessly integrated tannin acidity and wood and a soft velvety... Read More

The 2021 La Fleur-Pétrus has realized all the potential it showed in barrel and stands out as a real success on the Right Bank. Wafting from the glass with notes of cherries dark berries licorice anise violets and baking chocolate... Read More

Tasted from an ex-chateau bottle at the Lafleur vertical dinner at Attersee in Austria. I have only tasted this 1990 once before. Almost as deep in colour as the 1989 there is perhaps a touch more limpidity to this example. The... Read More

As I suspected the 1996 Lafleur is a painfully backward austere wine that represents a modern day clone of this estate's 1966. It possesses a backward tannic Medoc-like character with none of Pomerol's hallmark generosity.... Read More