Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on May-03

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 12 notes)

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 03/31/03

Rating for France-Bordeaux-Pomerol: 95 (good year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>

WA92 Drink 2008 - 2020 Tasted four times from bottle (two were corked), this wine is somewhat monolithic, but there is a lot going on, hence the high score. Its youthful disjointedness is certainly a thing of the past, as the wine now exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color and a pure nose of Asian spices intermixed with smoky black currant, raspberry, and blueberry notes with some wood in the background. The wine is full-bodied, pure, sweet, and dense, with a multi-layered texture. There is plenty of tannin in the finish, but it is largely concealed by impressive quantities of extract and fruit. Certainly this is the finest Clinet made under the relatively new administration of Jean-Louis Laborde. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+.