The vinification process for Chateau Clinet aims to maintain the freshness, finesse and character. Harvesting is always carried out manually, and following meticulous selection, gravity delivers the grapes to the vats. The cellar layout allows good traceability from the vineyard to the end of the aging period. The production of a well-defined parcel can be followed in each vat, then each barrel.

On average, fermentation and maceration lasts for one month, whereupon the wine is transferred into barrels. ‘Free run’ wines are separated from ‘pressed’ wines, and then aged separately. The wine is aged in French oak barrels. around 60 percent new with the remaining being one-year old.


The 2009 Clinet is a Bordeaux Blend from the renowned Pomerol region of Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Clinet, is bottled with a cork closure and has an alcohol content of 14.0%. The 2009 vintage has been widely praised for its depth and complexity, with reviewers highlighting its evolution and mature character.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded this wine an impressive score of 96, with Lisa Perrotti-Brown describing it as "deep garnet colored," noting its "evolution on the nose with notes of new leather, fried spices, and dried herbs over a core of dried mulberries and prunes." She also mentioned its "full-bodied and decadently fruited" nature, with a "chewy texture and finishes on a dried herbs note."

James Suckling, also scoring it 96, emphasized its "aromas of dark fruits, hazelnut, and dark chocolate," which "follow through to a full body with velvety tannins that are polished and refined." He lauded its "beautiful depth of fruit" and suggested that it would be best enjoyed from 2018 onwards.

Devon Magee from JJ Buckley rated the wine at 94 points, praising its "lovely lively ruby color" and "brown sweet spice aromas of molasses, brown sugar and Kentucky bourbon." The wine's "refreshing acidity" and "long finish" were highlighted, noting it as a "hedonistic example of top-quality Merlot."

Wine Spectator also gave it a score of 94, describing it as "very lush and exotic" with "plum sauce, crushed fig, warm raspberry confiture, and steeped black currant fruit." The review highlighted the wine's "long dark finish" and its potential for aging until 2034.

Neal Martin's Wine Journal echoed the high praise with another 96-point rating, calling it a "massive wine" that "demands coaxing" but is "beautifully balanced with firm backbone and massive grip on the finish."

John Gilman of View From The Cellar gave one of the highest scores at 99, noting its "thick, rich, lush, powerful and mouth-filling" qualities. He described the wine as having "sensuous layers of perfectly ripe, polished, silky, pure berries."

TheWineCellarInsider.com also rated it 99, emphasizing the wine's "incredible levels of density" and how it "coats your palate with liquified plums, black cherry liqueur, dark chocolate, and roast espresso."

Overall, the 2009 Clinet is recognized as a powerful and refined Bordeaux blend with significant aging potential and a depth of flavor that reflects its high-quality Merlot dominance and the warm, dry vintage.