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Vintage | Wine 1986 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pomerol |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Clinet |
Country | France |
Pessac Leognan
CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY DUCASSE 1986
Pauillac
Ribera del Duero
Pomerol
Saint Emilion
Pauillac
DUBREUIL FONTAINE Iles des Vergelesses 1986
Pernand Vergelesses
Pauillac
Richebourg
Margaux
(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)