Château L'Eglise-Clinet 2022

Wineadvocate

Offering up deep aromas of mulberries and cassis mingled with incense, licorice, rose petals, spices and hints of new oak, the 2022 L'Eglise Clinet is full-bodied, deep and layered, with an elegantly muscular core of ripe but vibrant fruit that's framed by sweet, powdery tannins. Concentrated and multidimensional, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, harvested between September 3 and 9, this compelling Pomerol checks in at a largely concealed 14.6% alcohol. - WK 04/2023

Vinous

The 2022 L'Eglise-Clinet was picked from 3 to 9 September for the Merlot and the Cabernet Franc on 5 and 9 September, matured in 85% new oak. It has an exquisitelydefined bouquet with succinct floral, pressed iris and clay notes percolating through the black fruit. With breathtaking focus, these scents seem to cast a spell over you. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins that frame the mineral-laden, peppery black fruit. There's not a hair out of place, exuding the essence of this Pomerol estate with an exceptionally long, intense and paradoxically tender finish. It's a wine that may leave you spellbound...just like this barrel sample. - NM 04/2023

Beck

Que d'intensité et de pluralité dans le bouquet d'Eglise-Clinet ! Encore un 2022 qui se positionne d'entrée avec une évidente notion de haute voltige ! Superbes effluves de sureau et de mûres couplés à des notes de réglisse, avec finesse et pertinence. L'attaque se fait tout en douceur avec une séduisante sucrosité, rapidement relayée par une force tranquille qui se dessine le long du palais pour finalement souligner la finesse et la puissance de ses tannins. La structure acide agit en coulisses et soutient l’expression aromatique jusqu'en finale… et au-delà... tout en prenant soin de tenir tête à la structure tannique, pour finalement créer une symbiose ! Le vin est d'une rare longueur et d’une impressionnante intensité aromatique ! Quelle aptitude à briller autant au début et au milieu du palais puis en finale. Les arômes dansent littéralement sur la langue et font battre le cœur un peu plus vite. Un vin brillant, avec une performance linéaire, persistante, pertinente ! - 04/2023

Suckling

A L’Eglise Clinet with tension and class, with dark berries and chalk, salt and spice. There’s hazelnut and ripe seeds with coffee bean undertones. Full and wonderfully long and fresh. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

Straight-up gorgeous, I'd put the 2022 Château L'Eglise-Clinet up with the top tier Pomerol in the vintage, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it surpass the 2020 as well. Ripe black cherries, violets, spring flowers, graphite, and tobacco all emerge on the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a layered, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. Compared to the 2005 by owner Noëmie Durantou (who has done an incredible job taking over the estate after the loss of her father), this rich, concentrated, incredibly impressive Pomerol is going to need 7-8 years of bottle age but will evolve for 30 years in cold cellars. - 05/2023