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Vintage | Wine 1986 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pomerol |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Clinet |
Country | France |
Ribera del Duero
Moulis
CHÂTEAU LA TOUR DU PIN FIGEAC 1986
Saint Emilion
Sauternes
CHÂTEAU GRAND CORBIN DESPAGNE 1986
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY DUCASSE 1986
Pauillac
Margaux
Pessac Leognan
Pauillac
Pomerol
(09-2016) The 1986 Clinet, which was made by Jean-Michel Arcaute and vinified in the previous winery in concrete vats without thermoregulation, a facility presently used to house tractors! It was picked from 29 September. For a Right Bank Pomerol it has a very pleasant bouquet. It comes across as being very pure with red cherries, mulberry, truffle and a touch of wild mushroom - clean and surprisingly detailed. The palate is medium-bodied with light, slightly grainy tannins. This is fully mature, quite earthy in style and attenuates a little towards the finish. Yet the late Arcaute was a talented winemaker for sure and this 30-year-old is blessed with fine balance and freshness, even as it gently fades year by year. It deserves a polite round of applause.
(9-2007)