France

Chateau L'Eglise-Clinet

La Petite Eglise Pomerol

Bordeaux

Pomerol

A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, La Petite Eglise 2023 has a deep garnet-purple color. It pops from the glass with scents of juicy black plums, fresh mulberries, and Morello cherries, leading to fragrant suggestions of violets and charcoal, with a touch of black truffles. The medium-bodied palate is light on its feet, with bright berry layers and a firm, fine-grained texture, finishing earthy.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The colour here is vibrant ruby and violet, this has so much precision and energy, sapidy, cherry pit, violets, again the textural side of the vintage is at the fore, coffee beans, espresso and black chocolate, notes that I have not written in many wines this year, No chaptilisation, 3.62ph, 70% new oak, harvest september 20 to 28. Love this, has a sense of vibration that might make this the 2nd wine of the vintage. If this comes out at a good price, run don't walk, as they say. 

Inside Bordeaux

This is an impressive Petite Eglise, has a sweet subtle spicing, lovely black pepper and great juice. Slate, black chocolate, espresso, mandarin peel, so many layers, delicious. 34hl/h yields. Harvest August 31 (earliest ever) to September 9, 60% new oak. Noemie Durantou winemaker.

Excellent quality, with crayon, cloves, saffran and graphite notes, deliciously finessed, and another wine that has improved over ageing. The 2016 plantings by the church plot near the chateau are used for the first time in this 2021 vintage, split betwen Petite Eglise and L'Eglise Clinet (massal from 1935 vines).

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 La Petite Eglise is deep garnet-purple in color. It requires a lot of coaxing to unlock notions of baked plums, blackberry compote, and fruitcake, followed by hints of cardamom, black olives, and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is densely laden with earth-laced black fruits, supported by firm, rugged tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and earthy.

The 2019 La Petite Eglise is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it rolls out with expressive notes of crushed rocks, wild sage, and pencil shavings, followed by fruity suggestions of raspberry coulis and blackberry pie. The medium to full-bodied palate is taut and muscular, with grainy tannins and an earthy finish.

La Petite Eglise 2018 has a deep garnet purple color. It offers notes of mocha, dried herbs, and tar, giving way to a core of prunes and baked blackberries, with touches of charcuterie and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is a little hollow and chewy, with tart acidity and an earthy finish. 

Category	Red wine
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Producer	Chateau L'Eglise-Clinet
Vintages	2023
Country	France, Bordeaux, Pomerol
Bottle	75 cl

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