Clinet - Pomerol 2009

Wine Advocate

96 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 18/03/2019

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 01/01/2013

Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. Amazing how this sensual Pomerol has manifested more structure in recent months. The Clinet ‘09 has a powerful, more modern, liquorice-tinged bouquet and it displays more glycerine that its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with good grip. This is very pure, very intense and obdurately backward. More impressive than pleasurable at the moment, this definitely is a vin de garde that needs a decade to reach its drinking plateau. Tasted January 2013 

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

93 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 31/07/2012

Deep medium ruby. Blackberry, blueberry and licorice on the nose, lifted by a violet topnote. At once hefty and penetrating, with lovely depth and breadth to the black fruit flavors. A bit youthfully medicinal today and not yet particularly complex but shows the sweetness of the vintage in spades. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins and excellent length.

Wine Advocate

100 / 100

par Robert Parker le 29/02/2012

Clinet has been on a hot streak lately and the 2009 appears to be the greatest wine ever made at the estate, surpassing even the late Jean-Michel Arcaute’s monumental 1989. A blend of 85% Merlot and tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc (12%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (3%), this big Pomerol boasts an opaque, moonless night inky/blue/purple color in addition to a gorgeous perfume of blueberry pie, incense, truffles, black raspberries, licorice and wood smoke. Viscous and multi-dimensional with silky, sweet tannin, massive fruit concentration and full-bodied power, there are nearly 4,000 cases of this thick, juicy, perfect Clinet. It should drink well in 3-5 years and keep for 25-30.

Jamessuckling.com

96 / 100

par James Suckling le 15/02/2012

Aromas of dark fruits, hazelnut and dark chocolate, follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins that are polished and refined. Beautiful depth of fruit to this. Best in 2018.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 18/01/2012

Very lush and exotic, boasting plum sauce, crushed fig, warm raspberry confiture and steeped black currant fruit all dripping over a racy but buried graphite spine. The long, dark finish has plenty of stuffing for the long haul. Really beautifully rendered. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2015 through 2034. 3,750 cases made. –JM

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89-92 / 100

par Ian D'Agata le 30/06/2010

Dark ruby-red. The nose begins a bit aromatically compressed, even warm, but opens with air to reveal lovely aromas of ripe red cherry, sweet spices and truffle. Then rich and ripe in the mouth, with slightly chunky flavors of red and black fruits and a hint of tarry tobacco. Finishes creamy and long, but nonetheless left me wishing for a bit more complexity and finesse. Those who prefer their wines big and ripe may score this much higher than I have.

La Revue du Vin de France

16-17 / 20

le 31/05/2010

Peu à peu, Clinet revient à son meilleur niveau. A ce stade, les arômes toastés sont un peu envahissants, mais tout devrait se fondre et rentrer dans l'ordre avant les mises. Repérée dans le chai, une barrique faite avec un chêne planté par Colbert... qui va sûrement réserver des surprises! A suivre donc.

WeinWisser

19 / 20

par René Gabriel le 17/05/2010

Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Würziges Bouquet, Lakritze, schwarze Pfefferkörner, dunkle Edelhölzer und Schwarztee. Konzentrierter Gaumen, fleischige Tannine, mit deutlicher Adstringenz, Vanillemark und Cassis im Finale. Besitzt reichlich Kraft und gewaltiges Potenzial und erinnert an legendäre Clinet- Jahränge der 1950er Jahre. 2017-2035

Le Point

15,5 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 06/05/2010

Fruits noirs, un peu confituré, bouche moelleuse, ronde, puissante, un peu d'amertume en finale mais un vin dense, équilibré avec beaucoup de moelleux. O=2016 G=18 ans

TAST

17-17,5 / 20

par Bettane & Desseauve le 30/04/2010

Beau vin large d'épaule mais non dénué de finesse, beaux tanins bien découpés, allonge épicée, beau potentiel. Une confirmation de la bonne forme actuelle du cru.

Falstaff

94-96 / 100

par Peter Moser le 30/04/2010

Dunkles Beerenkonfit, Dörrobst, etwas Powidl, Nougat, Orangenkonfit, intensive Kräuterwürze, balsamische Anklänge. Stoffig, komplex und süß, feine Schokonote, kraftvolle, gut integrierte Tannine, süße Kirschen, lebendig, salzig, mineralisch.

Wine Advocate

97-100 / 100

par Robert Parker le 28/04/2010

The greatest Clinet since the incredible duo produced by the late Jean-Michel Arcaute in 1989 and 1990, the 2009 (tasted on 4 separate occasions) was off the charts in terms of quality and potential. Yields of 47 hectoliters per hectare were not particularly low, and the fruit used in the final blend (87% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon; 14% natural alcohol) was all harvested between September 21 and October 7. The wine boasts an opaque black/purple color in addition to a gorgeous bouquet of truffles, charcoal, asphalt, blackberries, blueberries, and meaty, smoky notes. This dense, unctuouslytextured Pomerol is built like a skyscraper with multiple layers, sweet tannins, and enormous concentration as well as length. The good news is there will be 4,000 cases of this modern day legend in the making. It should drink well for 30-35 years. While it’s hard to eclipse a 100-point wine (1989), the 2009 appears to be the finest Clinet has ever made. (Tasted four times.) Drink 2010-2045. (97-100*) points

Periodic Review of Wine

92-94 / 100

par Alan Duran le 28/04/2010

Producing two full-throttled success. The 2009 offers an opaque purple hue accompanied by pure aromtics of blueberry, crème de cassis, wet-earth, beef, and blue flower. There is stunning richness to the full-bodied, round, plush, and seductive texture, along with silky tannin and an abundant persistence to the intense fruit. This is deep and delicious Pomerol with close to two decades of longevity. Maturity 2015-2027+

Anthony Rose

92-94 / 100

par Anthony Rose le 26/04/2010

Deep colour, nicely perfumed with a fair whack of spicy oak on the nose, similarly a fair degree of oak on palate but well-integrated with fresh red and black fruits, good concentration and freshness with quite firm muscularity about its structure, not exactly charming, but still very tightly wound, and should come come round to give much pleasure.

Wine Spectator

95-98 / 100

par James Suckling le 09/04/2010

Blackberry and mineral aromas, with flowers. Full-bodied, but reserved and supersilky and pretty. This is the bomb. Forget the 1989. —

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 08/04/2010

Thick and sweet and almost a cliché of Pomerol with its great meay richness and savour. Should calm down and become something quite exciting eventually, but quite tough on the end. Drink 2017-2029