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 | 2018 Ch. Clinet - Pomerol | € 74,90 (€ 90,63) |
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Clinet 2018 is een reus van een Pomerol. Dit gebald jong vatstaal laat nog niet in zijn kaarten kijken. We wijten dit aan een groter aandeel Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) in het assemblage. De “rest” is Merlot want er is geen Cabernet Franc meer op Clinet. In sombere weerspiegelingen getooid, schitteren toch rijkelijk fruit en kordate tannines. De beloftevolle, minutenlange finale verraadt ontluikend potentieel. Dit wordt een grandioze Clinet! De manuele oogst gebeurde perceel per perceel tussen 19 september en 5 oktober. De vinificatie voldeed zich in 17 gethermoreguleerde inox cuves van 30, 35, 40 en 66hl. Na koude maceratie op 8°C nam de cuvaison 27 dagen in beslag. De malo-lactische gisting verliep op vat. Elevage is nu aan de gang in een Oxoline rotatiesysteem van barriques waarvan 75% nieuwe eik is en 25% foudres van 500 liter. De tonneliers die aangesproken werden zijn Darnajou (30%), Demptos (21%°, Taransaud (20%), Ana Sélction (15%), Stockinger (8%), Quintessence (4,5%) en Sylvain (1,5%). 85% Merlot en 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Met een rendement van 38hl/ha (45hl/ha voor selectie en saignée), produceert Clinet zo’n 49.000 flessen of 4.080 kistjes in 2018. 14,5%vol. IN DE PERS 94 Antonio Galloni - vinous.com (Maart 2021) The 2018 Clinet is a powerful, reticent wine that is going to need at least a few years in bottle to become approachable. Today, the tannins are especially forbidding, Inky dark red fruit, iron, cedar, mint, licorice and dried herbs give Clinet its signature profile marked by savory Cabernet Sauvignon aromas and flavors. This is a terrific showing from Clinet and proprietor Ronan Laborde. Drink 2026-2038. 91-94 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (April 2019) The 2018 Clinet is a powerful, explosive wine. Clinet is unusual for Pomerol in that the wine includes a good bit of Cabernet Sauvignon (15% in 2018). Gravel, smoke, licorice, grilled herbs, leather and menthol wrap around a core of plush, dark fruit. The Cabernet is very much felt in the wine's flavor profile and textural weight. Dense, rich and inviting, Clinet is a winner from proprietor Ronan Laborde. Tasted three times. 95-96 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (April 2019) This is a young red that really grows on the palate with so much dark fruit and firm yet luscious tannins. Full-bodied, it grows and grows on the palate. Extremely long and vivid. Solid as a rock. 15 per cent cabernet sauvignon, the rest merlot. 97 Jane Anson – decanter.com (April 2019) One of the star Pomerol names showing us how it’s done in 2018. This wine absolutely stands out, being beautifully vibrant and very polished, where you feel the individual strands of flavour and know it’s clearly going to age. Here you get licks of salted rosemary sprigs right on the nose followed by a silkiness and round mouthfeel that speaks to the alcohol but you certainly don't feel it. It’s well judged, very Pomerol, and on the dark side of the fruit scale, perhaps because this is Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, not Cabernet Franc. I found Clinet a little difficult to approach in 2017, giving it a highly recommended but at the low end of the scale, but here it is roaring back to form. Drinking Window 2027 – 2044. 97+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown – roberparker.com (Maart 2021) The 2018 Clinet is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for approximately 16 months in French oak barriques, 75% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, the nose is locked down tight at first sniff, requiring a good amount of air to begin to reveal profound notions of stewed black plums, mulberries and black cherry compote, plus hints of black truffles, damp soil, tobacco leaf and chargrill with an emerging waft of cedar. The full-bodied palate is a full-on volcano of black fruit and molten rock waiting to erupt, with a solid frame of firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing with amazing length. There is a lot going on here, but it is a wine for the patient. Give it a good 5-7 years in bottle, at least, and drink it over the next 30+ years. Drink 2026-2056. 94-96+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown – roberparker.com (April 2019) Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Clinet begins a little coy and then, with coaxing, opens out to vibrant black cherries, kirsch, baked plums and cinnamon stick scents with hints of cloves and anise plus earthy truffles and fungi wafts. Full-bodied and chock-full of bright, energetic fruit, it has a firm, finely grained structure and long, fragrant finish. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aging is anticipated to last for 16 months in French oak barriques, 75% new. 99 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (2021) 96-99 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (April 2019) The 2018 Château Clinet is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon (which is more Cabernet than usual) that was brought up in slightly more new oak than normal, aging in 75% new and 25% once used French oak. Sporting a saturated purple color, it has a massive perfume of black and blue fruits, crushed violets, spice, and orange blossom. Full-bodied, deep, expansive, and layered on the palate, it's an incredibly hedonistic and sexy wine that shows the best of this great vintage. It’s going to be hard to resist on release and knock your socks off over the following two decades or more. 95 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Maart 2021) The 2018 Clinet, which was cropped at 38hl/ha, has an exquisite bouquet of lavish black cherry and raspberry fruit, and still those bunches of violets I observed from barrel, flanked by potpourri. The aromatics are well defined and the new oak seamlessly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit. It has firmed up since I tasted in barrel, when I noted that it felt like a "muscular" Clinet in the making. That trait is emphasized in bottle, and those accustomed to the more hedonistic Clinets of yore might find it a tad more reserved and drier. But it is a style that suits it well. White pepper leaves the mouth tingling after it has departed, the fitting conclusion to a superb – dare I say cerebral? – Clinet that has a long and prosperous future. Drink 2023-2045. 93-95 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Oktober 2019) The 2018 Clinet was picked from 19 September until 5 October at 45hL/ha before selection and 38hL/ha projected for the Grand Vin. It has a sumptuous and very pure bouquet with perfumed black cherry, iodine and crushed violet aromas, although it remains controlled and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, quite a muscular Clinet in the making with good backbone, layers of black fruit laced with clove, white pepper and truffle. This is nicely detailed on the finish. The 2018 should grow up into a very fine Clinet. Drink 2023-2045. 18/20 Bettane & Desseauve (April 2019) 95 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.com (April 2019) 94-96 Roger Voss – wineenthusiast.com (April 2019) 97-99 Jeff Leve – winecellarinsider.com (April 2019) IN DE WOORDEN VAN RONAN LABORDE Succédant au flamboyant 2015, au plus puissant 2016, le millésime 2018 s’avère très gourmand, dense, et équilibré. Le Château CLINET 2018 conserve le style maison, où les Cabernets Sauvignon, légèrement plus présents que d’habitude, apportent fraîcheur, structure et classe. ClinetChateau Clinet in Pomerol is eigendom van een bijzonder sympathieke en ambitieuze marathonloper, Ronan Laborde. Zijn excellente, ernstige en intense wijnen zijn "incontournables". De kleine wijngaard van 10,74 hectare is een patchwork van percelen op klei en graves aan de rand van het plateau van Pomerol nabij l’Eglise Clinet, Clos l’Eglise en Feytit Clinet. 88% Merlot en 12% Cabernet Sauvignon (en geen Cabernet Franc meer sinds 2018) aangeplant op een densiteit van 6.600 tot 7.200 wijnstokken per hectare (voor de meest recente aanplantingen). De gemiddelde leeftijd van de wijngaard was 41 jaar in 2018. Er wordt gewerkt in lutte raisonnée, zonder gebruik van nadelige CMR-producten (carcinogic, mutagenic or reprotoxic). De wijnranken worden geleid tot 1,75m hoogte. De productie beperkt zich tot 4.000 kisten. De wijnjaren 1989 en 2009 werden bekroond met perfecte parkerscores. Michel Rolland is hier de consulent. |