Cory Gowan, JJ Buckley, April 2011

Another top vintage of Clos l'Eglise from the Garcin family. The 2010 is from 6 hectares and is composed of 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc, with a darky shiny red/purple color. This has an ultra rich nose, full of blackberry liqueur, dark currants, and a delicious chocolatey character. Despite being so full-bodied, this is an unctuous, sexy wine with lots of focus and complexity. This finishes long with velvety tannins and should age gracefully. I almost never call a wine sexy, but this one really succeeded and is one of the top Pomerols of the vintage. (Tasted at Chateau Barde-Haut)

93 -95 points,

Jeff Leve, TheWineCellarInsider.com, April 2011

From 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc 14.5% alcohol deep purple color, mocha, chocolate, flowers, black raspberry, vanilla and truffle scents. Mouth filling, lush and opulent, the wine ends with a long, deep, jammy blackberry and licorice sensation.

93 points,

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, November 2012

Tasted at Chateau Barde Haute, the Clos l'Eglise is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. It has a very intense bouquet with a lot of oak that will need several years to be fully absorbed. It offers some gorgeous floral notes with a faint touch of star anis emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins on the entry. Perhaps it does not need quite the 100% new oak, which tends to dominate the finish and why I remain parsimonious with my sky. Nevertheless, it should end up a very fine Clos l'Eglise. 93+

95 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2013

Another brilliant wine from Helene Garcin-Leveque, the 2010 Clos L'Eglise comes from a 15-acre vineyard near the well-known church just to the west of the high plateau of Pomerol. It is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Loads of roasted espresso notes intermixed with white chocolate, plum, Asian soy, blackberry and black cherry fruit make for an intensely perfumed set of aromatics. Plump, fleshy and full-bodied, with beautiful fruit as well as undeniable purity and an enticing texture, this is a succulent, lush Pomerol to drink over the next 12-15+ years --Robert Parker

94 points,

Wine Spectator, March 2013

Offers gorgeous mouthfeel, range of fruit and length. A velvety feel belies the dense structure buried here, while thoroughly enticing linzer torte, plum sauce and blackberry pāte de fruit flavors pump along, supported by singed spice, apple wood and ganache. Displays flesh, structure, definition and drive. One for the cellar. Best from 2016 through 2030. -JM

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