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Vintage | Wine 1988 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pomerol |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château L'Eglise Clinet |
Country | France |
Pauillac
Saint Emilion
Sauternes
Pauillac
Champagne
Margaux
Saint Estèphe
Saint Emilion
(09-1998) Good fruit, flesh masking the tannins
(04-1999)Slightly austere but it shows a lovely allspice and fruit character that draws you back to the glass. Medium- to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, racy finish.
(02-2011)Tasted single blind at FINE magazine’s vertical in Dusseldorf. This has a rustic bouquet, quite ferrous with decayed red-berried fruit, smoke and chestnut. Moderate intensity. The Cabernet Franc is pronounced here. The palate is medium-bodied, the tannins a little hard and obdurate, firm backbone, touches of dried blood and spice towards the dry, slightly austere yet still satisfying finish. Blind, I suspected it might be the ’86 rather than the ’88. Tasted February 2011.