Clinet - Pomerol 2019

Alexandre Ma

97

byAlexandre Mathe5/11/2022

Being high-key outside but humble inside, Clinet 2019 has a strong power, it can seamlessly transition between the two different personalities. The wine is as robust as a dark berries' waterfall, offering a splash of delicious mulberries and violet; magnificent yet still translucent. Tannins are like melted cheese, which is rich and mellow initially, but as soft as cashmere touching every corner on the palate. If you wonder how remarkable the top-class Pomerol is, Clinet 2019 can give you a satisfying answer. ????????,?????????????????????,????Clinet 2019??????????????????????????????????????,?????????????????;??????????,??????,??????????,?????????????????????????,Clinet 2019?????????

Jamessuckling.com

98

byJames Sucklingthe5/2/2022

A full-bodied Pomerol with dark-fruit, coconut, chocolate and hazelnut character on both the nose and palate. Fine-tannined with an intensely tight and chewy texture. Spice at the end. Very flavorful and muscular, yet it’s balanced and precise with well-toned form. Needs five or six years to resolve. Try after 2027.

Jeb DUNNUCK

98

byJeb Dunnuckthe4/12/2022

The 2019 Château Clinet is brilliant stuff and another classic Pomerol from the talented Ronan Laborde. Deep purple-hued, with awesome notes of crème de cassis, mulberries, tobacco leaf, chocolate, and damp earth, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a round, seamless mouthfeel, and gorgeous tannins. It delivers that rare mix of elegance and sexiness that only Pomerol can. It needed plenty of air to show at its best and needs a good 4-6 years of bottle age, but it's going to evolve for 20-25 years or more. I love everything about this wine, and it's certainly in the same ballpark as the 2015, 2016, and 2018. And it remains incredibly well-priced given the quality. Don’t miss it.

Wine Advocate

97

byWilliam Kelleythe4/7/2022

The 2019 Clinet is showing beautifully in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, cherries and berries mingled with hints of violets, licorice, subtle spices and smoke. Full-bodied, sensual and velvety, it's seamless and vibrant, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a long, resonant finish. This precise, concentrated wine is the finest young Clinet I've ever tasted, and it exemplifies the tremendous progress that Ronan Laborde has made at this estate over the last decade.

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2022

The 2019 Clinet is fabulous, just as it was in barrel. A wine of substance and depth, the 2019 has a sense of poise that is so appealing. Crushed flowers, spice, menthol and dried herbs add pretty savory top notes. The 2019 is impeccable from start to finish.

Vinous

98

byNeal Martinthe2/17/2022

The 2019 Clinet has maintained the stunning delineation that I discerned from the barrel sample. Pure black cherries, hints of cassis and wilted violet scents unfold in the glass with effortless ease, and the oak (75% new, 25% used for 18 months) is neatly integrated. The poised palate is medium-bodied, taut and fresh, with fine-grained tannins and disarming mineralité, particularly toward the finish, which delivers tremendous length and saliva-inducing salinity on the aftertaste. There is a pleasing strictness to this Clinet that is apposite to the flamboyant and decadent wines of the Nineties. This Clinet is one of Ronan Laborde's great achievements.

Wine Advocate

95-97

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe7/15/2020

The 2019 Clinet is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested from the 23rd of September to the 3rd of October. The alcohol weighed in at 14.5%. It is aging in French oak barriques, 75% new, using the OXOLINE system in order to minimize stirring. It is expected to age in barrels for 16 months. Opaque purple-black colored, it bursts from the glass with bold scents of ripe black plums, blackberry pie and blueberry compote with an undercurrent of redcurrant jelly, raspberry preserves, licorice, molten chocolate and cardamom with a fragrant waft of red roses. The palate is rich, full-bodied and fantastically opulent, with layers of exotic spices emerging among all the black fruit preserves flavors, framed by velvety tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and hedonic.

WeinWisser

19

byTjark Witzgallthe7/7/2020

Bettane & Desseauve

95-96

by Bettane & Desseauvethe7/3/2020

17,5-18

Vinous

93-95

byAntonio Gallonithe6/18/2020

The 2019 Clinet is a dark, sensual wine. Grilled herbs and crushed flowers give the 2019 a pretty, savory dimension to play off the natural potency of the year. A virile and imposing Pomerol, Clinet has plenty to offer, especially once the tannins soften. Two thousand nineteen is an outstanding vintage for Clinet.

Yvesbeck.wine

94-95

byYves Beckthe6/18/2020

«...Clinet a de la race, de la puissance et de l’élégance...Un Pomerol des temps modernes qui se concentre sur la fraîcheur et la finesse du fruit.»

Jancis Robinson

17

byJulia Harding MWthe6/18/2020

«...the fruit is generous and there’s plenty of zest and drive. Drink 2027 - 2040.»

Jean-Marc QUARIN

95

byJean-Marc Quarinthe6/18/2020

«...hédoniste et flatteur au départ, esthétique et classique à la fin. C’est très bon.»

Anthocyanes

94-96

byYohan Castaingthe6/18/2020

«Un très beau Clinet qui pourrait faire date.»

Decanter.com

95

byJane Ansonthe6/18/2020

Great quality Clinet, extremely well expressed with controlled ripe fruits and firm tannins that provide a pretty strict frame at this point.

Vinous

97-99

byNeal Martinthe6/16/2020

The 2019 Clinet is just so fragrant on the nose: black and red fruit vying for attention, iris and incense, touches of truffle in the background. The purity that Ronan Laborde and his team have achieved should be applauded. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, perfect acidity, brilliant focus and a killer sense of tension on the finish. This is a stunning Clinet, the best that I have encountered in barrel over 20 years of tasting. That creamy texture takes your breath away. Up there with the very best - a Clinet that rivets you to the spot.

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98

byJeff Levethe6/10/2020

Dark garnet in hue, the truffle, tobacco, smoke, licorice, spice, flower, plum and chocolate aromas work here. But it is on the palate where the wine really rocks. Sultry, rich, opulent, full-bodied, deep and ostentatious, this is incredibly sexy. The layers of velvet-textured, perfectly ripe, sweet, fleshy fruit, with its mineral-driven, salty tannins and dark cocoa covered fruit in the finish lingers and expands. The wine is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc reaching 14.5% alcohol with pH of 3.75. The harvest took place September 18 to September 26. 96-98 Pts

Jamessuckling.com

97-98

byJames Sucklingthe6/4/2020

A firm, silky red with blackberry, black-olive, green-olive and stone aromas and flavors. It's full-bodied with juicy fruit and a flavorful finish. The balance and texture of this wine is exceptional.