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2009 Ch L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol - 6x75cl
06A9EGCL6PK _ 2009 - Ch L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château l'Eglise-Clinet
  • Region Pomerol
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2020 - 2040
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2009 - Ch L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château l'Eglise-Clinet
  • Region Pomerol
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2020 - 2040
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £1,579.24 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £263.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £1,300.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2010, Score: 92-95

    L'Eglise Clinet has never been a shy wine. Rather, it is muscular and powerful, embodying Pomerolthrough-and-through. Yet within this style, it delights with its incredible purity of fruit and polished structure. The 2009 does not disappoint, further adding a chiselled freshness of mineral linearity.

  • Goedhuis, April 2010, Score: 92-95

    L'Eglise Clinet has never been a shy wine. Rather, it is muscular and powerful, embodying Pomerolthrough-and-through. Yet within this style, it delights with its incredible purity of fruit and polished structure. The 2009 does not disappoint, further adding a chiselled freshness of mineral linearity.

  • Robert Parker, February 2012, Score: 99+

    Proprietor Denis Durantou has produced a blockbuster Pomerol from a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, tipping the scales at just over 14.5% natural alcohol. A riveting wine, pure, elegant, but at the same time, extremely powerful and concentrated, with stunning texture, opulence and density, the tannins are abundant, and the wine certainly in need of a decade of cellaring. Fabulous creme de cassis and cherry liqueur notes are intertwined with hints of licorice, truffle, and graphite. Full and rich, but still in an infantile state of development, this wine needs to be cellared for 10 years but should keep for five decades or more. This 2009 is absolutely profound. Drink: 2022 - 2072

  • Robert Parker, April 2010, Score: 98-100

    The 2009 l'Eglise Clinet may eclipse some of the other efforts made by proprietor Denis Durantouover the years. Harvested between September 14 and 28, this blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc is a powerful, almost uber-concentrated wine that tastes like an elixir of Pomerol with an incredibly unctuous feel. This dense purple-colored 2009 (which achieved 14.5% natural alcohol) is extremely powerful, but that power is concealed beneath a mountain of glycerin, fruit, concentration, and body. The purity and richness are off the charts, and the silkiness of the tannins is ethereal. This extraordinary wine possesses extremely high levels of tannin, but according to Durantou, they have almost disappeared because of the wine's amazing depth andrichness. It will undoubtedly need a decade of aging after bottling, but it should last for 50+. It is a modern day legend in the making. Drink: 2020 - 2070

  • Decanter, April 2010, Score: 19

    Rich and dense but equally fresh and poised. Absolutely packed with fruit. Massive tannic frame but tannins smooth, voluptuous and suave. Aromatically reserved but clearly huge potential. Drink 2018-2045.

Producer

Château l'Eglise-Clinet

The most famous of the Pomerol "Clinets", L'Eglise Clinet has been run by the Durantou family for 5 generations. It was the wonderful Denis Durantou who catapulted this château skywards when he took over in 1983. He very sadly died in 2020, but he leaves behind him an incredible legacy. This tiny flagship estate, now considered one of the superstars of Pomerol, is just over 4 hectares in size and is in the very capable hand...Read more

The most famous of the Pomerol "Clinets", L'Eglise Clinet has been run by the Durantou family for 5 generations. It was the wonderful Denis Durantou who catapulted this château skywards when he took over in 1983. He very sadly died in 2020, but he leaves behind him an incredible legacy. This tiny flagship estate, now considered one of the superstars of Pomerol, is just over 4 hectares in size and is in the very capable hands of two of Denis' daughters, Noémie and Constance, who continue to manage the property and build on their father's brilliant winemaking.Read less

Region

Pomerol

The small sub-region of Pomerol is situated north-east of the industrious city of Libourne. Pomerol's soils are predominately iron-rich clay with a smattering of gravel that produce wines with extraordinary power and depth. As a result of this clay-dominance, it has the highest percentage of Merlot planted in all of Bordeaux. Certain châteaux are produced exclusively from this grape, but most incorporate smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as well. Despite its hefty (if not exclusive) proportion of Merlot, many people think of wines from this region as separate entities. As one wine aficionado stated recently, "It's not Merlot. It's Pomerol." Despite the region's small size, Pomerol contains some of the world's most sought after (and expensive) wines including Pétrus, Le Pin, Lafleur, l'Evangile and Vieux Château Certan. Unlike other Bordelais subregions, there is no system of classification. The châteaux are traded on reputation alone.

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