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JAMES SUCKLING: "Medium-bodied with very fine-textured tannins. Delicious sweet and salty and mineral character. Blackberries, violets, cloves and dark olives. Peaches, too. All focused, fresh and in balance. Long, seamless finish. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc."
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WEINWISSER: "85 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc, 14 Vol.-%, 75 % neue Barriques. Dicht verwobenes Bouquet, reife Wildhimbeere, betörendes Veilchenparfüm und rotes Johannisbeergelee. Im zweiten Ansatz helles Graphit und frischer Preiselbeersaft. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, fein körnigem Extrakt, edler Salznote, tiefschürfender Terroirwürze und engmaschigem Tanninkorsett. Im konzentrierten nicht enden wollenden Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen und eine volle Ladung dunkler Mineralik. Ein Monument aus Pomerol von den beiden Töchtern Noëmie & Constance Durantou."
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DECANTER: "A dark, serious brooding nose full of black fruits, truffle, rose, violet and dark chocolate. The palate is different however giving succulent and lively red fruits - sweet/sour strawberries and red cherries, so fresh and sincere, so perfectly presented with the bitter touches balanced against sweetness, racy acidity and fine tannins. An easy-to-like wine, with personality and style and just a feeling of pure joy about it! Not rich, heavy or opulent but taking the most joyous elements from the vintage and putting them the glass, still with structure and depth. Great winemaking on show by Noëmie Durantou Reilhac. Ageing in 70% new oak."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Deep ruby in color, roses, truffles, chocolate, clay and a touch of mint are easy to find in the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, bright, elevated, crisp and with a chalky edge to the finish, you also find fresh, sweet plums, cocoa-dusted cherries and a bit of chocolate covered orange rind in the endnote. From a blend of 85% % Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, 14% ABV, the harvest took place September 27-September 29. It is great to see continuing strong wines from the Durantou family. Drink from 2025-2050."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A deep, serious wine, the 2021 L'Eglise Clinet unwinds in the glass with notions of wild berries and plums mingled with dark chocolate, sweet loamy soil, warm spices, violets and black truffle. Full-bodied, concentrated and muscular, it's rich and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit, lively acids and plenty of ripe, powdery tannin that nods to its origins in a sector of Pomerol capable of producing some of the appellation's most structured, long-lived wines. It's a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The Grand Vin 2021 Château L'Eglise Clinet checks in as 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc that's resting in 75% new French oak and hit 14% alcohol. It's another medium-bodied, fresh, elegant, incredibly classic wine from this great estate that has pure dark, almost blue fruits, loads of floral and leafy herb nuances, integrated acidity, and beautiful tannins. I love its purity, and while it shines for its elegance and purity, it has good density."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Anfangs reduktiv getönt, dann mehr und mehr duftig: Kirschblüten, Himbeeren, Holunder sowie Herz- und Sauerkirschen. Im Mund makellos reif in den Phenolen, nicht im Übermaß weich, mit gutem, auf feste Weise körnigem Stoff, der aber nicht adstringiert und so gut wie gar nicht grün ist. Feste taktile Mineralik. Erkennbar mit hohem Aufwand selektiert. Gute saftige Auflösung, mittlere Aromenbegleitung."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2021 L'Eglise-Clinet is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, aging in 75% new oak. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a little closed and broody to begin, soon unfurling to offer glimpses at blackberry preserves, black raspberries, and Morello cherries, followed by hints of pencil shavings, chargrill, wood smoke, and garrigue plus a waft of crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate delivers fantastic tension and density, framed by ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing with loads of long-lasting mineral and earthy layers."
