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L'Eglise Clinet 1999

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot/Cabernet Franc

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Tasting Notes

92
Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book (4), December 2003

Pretty wine. Very attractive aromas of violets, raspberries and minerals. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and supersilky tannins. Medium finish. Best after 2004. 1040 cases made.

James Suckling, Wine Spectator (31/3/2), March 2002
19/25
Andrew Jefford, Decanter.com (Jun 2000), June 2000
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Like Lafleur ’99 up the road, the Chateau l’Eglise-Clinet ’99 is in a very good place at the moment. Here, it has a lucid deep garnet colour that hardly appears to have aged in the last two years. The bouquet is captivating with scents of dark plum, wild strawberry, hints of black truffle and cold stones that are well defined. The palate is very well balanced with a keen thread of acidity. It is sensual and generous in the mouth – uncommon for a 1999 – with a finish that appears more powerful than my last encounter. This is a supreme Pomerol for the vintage. Drink 2014-2030. Tasted October 2012.

93
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, September 2013

The 1999 l'Eglise Clinet has evolved beautifully since tasted last year. This is one of the stars of the vintage. It is an extraordinary expression of elegance married to power. An opaque purple color is followed by aromas of black raspberries, currants, licorice, graphite, truffles, and earth. The wine is sweet and expansive. It is a model of purity, symmetry, and balance. Moderate tannin suggests 4-5 years of cellaring is required. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2025.

92
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (140), April 2002
90/92
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (134), April 2001
87/89
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (128), April 2000

Denis Durantou explained that analytically, the Château l'Eglise-Clinet 1999 is exactly the same as the 1998, although it is completely different in taste. He also said that it was the last vintage that he had to chaptalize (a little). Poured from magnum, it is clearly more mild-mannered on the nose than the preceding vintage, but still extremely well defined with blackberry and briary scents, a hint of black truffle and incense following later. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannin. The acidity here is well judged, not unlike a superior and more substantial version of the 1997, with commendable precision on the truffle-tinged finish. This can be broached now, but unlike the 1997, this has another decade or more of drinking pleasure to give. Tasted March 2015.

92
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, June 2016
91
James Suckling, Wine Spectator (Mar 2002), March 2002
90/94
James Suckling, Wine Spectator
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