Castle Climens - Barsac 2002

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe6/28/2010

Recht dunkles Gelb mit schönem Goldschimmer. Herrliches Mirabellen- und Quittenbouquet, tolle Süsse bei mittlerem Druck. Saftiger Gaumen, wunderschön balanciert. Ein richtig schöner Barsac, der Lust auf ein zweites Glas macht. Trinken - 2035

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/16/2009

Tasted blind at Farr’s Sauternes 2002 horizontal. The nose is rather closed on this Climens, which I think is going through an adolescent dumb period. Faint hints of candle wax and a hint of petrol, slight Germanic in style. The palate is medium-bodied, slightly viscous on the entry, building to a dried apricot, biscuit middle with good acidity and balance, but a linearity that keeps its feet on the ground. Touch of spice and ginger on the finish, this Sauternes is somehow more enjoyable in retrospect, as you look back upon it, than when actually imbibing it! Drink 2013-2030. Tasted October 2009.

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2009

Slightly deeper in colour than the ’03, this has an intriguing petrolly nose with hints of hawthorn, dried apricot, lemon curd and melted wax. Good definition. The palate is medium-bodied with good acidity, perhaps a relatively conservative Climens, perhaps a Climens that has temporarily closed down. There is great tension here, superbly judged acidity and focus, a really symmetrical on the finish with dried apricots and a touch of ginger. I think this has closed down for a few years and should open. Perhaps it could do with more length? Very fine. Drink 2014-2035. Tasted April 2009. 92+

Decanter Magazine

3 / 20

the8/1/2006

Owned by the Lurton family, Climens is one of Bordeaux's top sweet wines. It has concentration and fruit-acid balance to age for a decade or so, but the sweetness and rich botrytis fruit allow it to be enjoyed now.

Wine Advocate

93-94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/29/2005

Space limitations preclude including tasting notes. 2002 was an average vintage

Vinum

19 / 20

byRolf Bichselthe10/27/2003

"Vin très élégant, soyeux, d'une belle longueur et aux arômes complexes, qui rappelle sans aucun doute les plus grands millésimes"

Le Point

17 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe10/27/2003

"Classé en tête des Sauternes et Barsac"

GaultMillau

92-95 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe10/27/2003

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe10/1/2003

I suspect most readers will find it hard to get excited about the 2002 vintage for the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes after what appears to be a prodigious 2001. However, 2002 is a very fine year for this region, possibly superior to any of the vintages between 2000 and 1991. The wines possess plenty of botrytis, but neither the impressive definition nor supreme elegance of the 2001s. This is a sweet, full-bodied, fat, concentrated, intense effort that was showing well in September, 2003.