COMMENT
2013 Clinet
Reviewed by Neal Martin
Issue Date 29th Oct 2016
Source 227, The Wine Advocate
Rating 91p
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2017 - 2028 ⇒飲み頃に入っています
The 2013 Clinet was one of the better wines that I tasted from barrel. Indeed both Robert Parker and I scored this Pomerol around the same mark and now it is in bottle, it has fulfilled my expectations as a delicious, easy-going, but still well-crafted wine from Ronan Laborde. It has a delicate but precise bouquet that gains intensity in the glass, cassis and a touch of wild mint, ground pepper emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannin that need another 12-18 months to soften, however there is adequate fruit underneath with a linear, slightly sappy finish. Enjoy this over the next 10-12 years.