For nearly forty years, the late Denis Durantou had, until 2019, been overseeing the dramatic transformation of this small but historic Pomerol estate, implementing a host of innovations in one of Bordeaux’s most coveted terroirs. He has quietly performed something of a revolution, introducing a host of innovations and bringing his wine-making philosophy to one of the greatest terroirs in Bordeaux.
Durantou’s wines have quite deservedly received many accolades, with his grand vin consistently amongst the best wines of the vintage. Fragrant, sumptuous and beautifully nuanced, they have always been perfectly structured to age gracefully for decades on end.
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2020 Chateau Haut-Batailley 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 6x75cl £240 / Case£234.33 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
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2020 Chateau L’Eglise-Clinet, Pomerol 6x75cl
Red ⋅ Bordeaux ⋅ France
£1,406 / Case£234.33 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Vinous 96-98
The 2020 L’Eglise-Clinet is a towering wine. I am not sure what else to say. After having tasted hundreds of 2020s, L’Eglise-Clinet very clearly claims a stake for itself among the wines of the vintage. L’Eglise-Clinet can be a brute in its youth, but the 2020 is all finesse. Sweet red/purplish fruit, rose petal, blood orange and pomegranate are some of the nuances that emerge over time. Perhaps keeping the temperatures a bit cooler in fermentation explains the extraordinary finesse here. The 2020 simply can’t be denied.
Anticipated maturity: 2035-2060
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