Wine Details
Region
Vintages
2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1988 1987 1986 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1976 1975 1973 1970 1969 1967 1966 1961 1960 1959 1955 1953 1952 1947 1945 1944 1943 NV NV NV
Year
2000
Tasting Note
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+.