93 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012

A silky wine with dark chocolate and currant character. Chewy tannins but polished. Full and complete. Very velvety textured. Hand crafted wine for the vintage.

93 -95 points,

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, April 2012

Tasted twice the second time at the property with Ronan Laborde. The Clinet 2011 is a blend of 85% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc picked from 7th September until 26th September. It has a ravishing bouquet with multi-layered, creamy dark fruit, blueberry, cassis and a touch of vanilla pod. It soars from the glass and takes no prisoners. The palate is full-bodied with rich saturated tannins, low acidity, rounded and sensual in the mouth with an intense, voluminous finish that leaves a touch of oyster shell as its calling card. A second sample at the chateau promoted the fine tannins, offering a much more delineated finish, much more precise but a little drier (possibly because of the more cloudy weather.) Excellent Mon. Laborde! Tasted April 2012.

Neil Mechanic, JJ Buckley, April 2012

85% Merlot, 12% cabernet sauvignon, and 3% cabernet franc. From a 9-hectare estate with average vine age of 40 years, planted at a density of 6,600 vines per hectare in mixed gravel and clay soils. Aged in a combination of 55% new oak and 45% one-year old barrels, sourced from five to six forests and a similar number of coopers. Opaque purple with violet rim. The wine displays an enticing and harmonious nose of black truffle, black fig, pepper, sweet tobacco, and licorice and an impressive silky mid-palate. Surprisingly, this is accessible enough to pull the cork and enjoy now, but built for mid-term drinking with fine grained tannins that will carry this for the next 15 to 20 years. Clinet has been making some really stellar wines and Ronan Laborde's 2011 effort is a great follow up to the sensational 2009 and 2010. About 4,000 cases produced.

92 -94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2012

Under proprietor Ronan Laborde, Clinet has returned to the high quality witnessed in 1989 and 1990 under the helmsmanship of the late Jean-Michel Arcaute. Made from a final blend of 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc that hit 14% natural alcohol, the inky, opaque purple-colored 2011 exhibits notes of blackberries, blueberries, espresso roast and subtle oak. Full-bodied, layered, opulent and flamboyant for a 2011, with loads of concentration and glycerin as well as a long finish, this is one of the most impressive wines of the vintage. It should drink well for two decades.

91 -93 points,

Wine Enthusiast, April 2012

Blackberry fruits dominate this ripe wine. It is already delicious, with a round and well-cushioned structure. -R.V.

91 -94 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

This has solid range, with blueberry, loganberry and bergamot notes mixed together and framed by anise-infused toast. There's solid flesh through the finish, with lingering purity.-J.M.

About Winery

Owned by Jean Lous Laborde, Chateau Clinet is located in the heart of the Pomerol region of Bordeaux.

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