Château Clinet 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for Château Clinet 2023

Tasting

This vintage seduces with its delicate balance between concentration, balance and aromatic intensity.

The balance and richness of a Pomerol red wine

The estate

Located in the heart of the Pomerol appellation, the Château Clinet and its famous gravel plots, is one of the most beautiful references of Pomerol. This right bank property of Bordeaux was bought in 1999 by the Laborde family.

The vineyard

A reference among the great Pomerol wines, Château Clinet oversees an exceptional 9.8 hectare vineyard in production on a clay-gravel terroir. The vineyard is managed using reasoned agriculture.

The vintage

A mild winter gives way to a spring marked by a frost episode without impact on a vineyard at a little advanced vegetative stage. Then mild conditions, punctuated by some rains, promote a rapid growth of the vine as well as a rapid and early flowering. If the summer begins with a mix of sunny and rainy days, the heat peaks recorded at the end of August and beginning of September ensure a good maturation of the berries.

Vinification and ageing

Manual sorting. Gentle vinification with slow and prolonged extractions, counting a maceration of 28 days. Parcel vinification in vats. The ageing takes place in Bordeaux barrels (80% new and 20% of one wine), for a duration of about 18 months.

Blend

Merlot (75%)
Cabernet Sauvignon (25%).