Why this vintage
- The 2013 vintage in PomerolCoulure decimated the merlots and the rain did the rest: a light vintage, where the gap between terroirs is wider than usual.
- Limited production45 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2013 vintage in Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 76/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Coulure decimated the merlots and the rain did the rest: a light vintage, where the gap between terroirs is wider than usual.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pomerol. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Château CLINET 2013 has a brilliant, deep carmine (morello-cherry red) colour.
Very complex, the nose reveals scents of blackcurrant, morello cherries, blueberry and sweet pepper, delicately sprinkled with brown sugar and liquorice.
The creamy, silky texture perfectly evokes the Clinet style. Lingering aromas of exquisite plums and blueberries blend cleverly with hints of toasted bread and spices.
The vintage
The CLINET 2013 harvest took place later and more quickly than usual, with only 4.5 days of picking over a total period of 11 days. Merlots: 30 September (young vines), 1st, 2nd and 3rd October, then 3rd October for the old vines; Cabernets: 12th October.
The harvest was healthy and ripeness reached a “reasonable” alcohol level (slightly above 13° alcohol) compared with several vintages of the previous decade. Macerations lasted 3 weeks, with regular punching down, ensuring gentle extraction.
The average yield, close to 33 hl/ha, is the result of a rigorous selection, in order to offer precise wines with crunchy fruit, complex, balanced and refreshing. The 2013 vintage embodies the style and elegance of the classic vintages produced at CLINET.
Blend of the 2013 vintage
- 90 % Merlot
- 9 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 1 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2013 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 80 % merlot, 20 % cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2013 sheet
- 13.2 % vol.Alcohol
- 33 hl/haYield
- 40 yrsVine age
- 45,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Underground winery: grapes arrive by gravity. Light crushing. Wooden and stainless steel vats. Cold pre-fermentation maceration (below 10°C) for 2 days. Manual punching down. Vatting time: 3 to 4 weeks. No consultant oenologist.
Ageing
60% new barrels, 40% one-wine barrels. Wood mainly of French origin, aged at least 30 months in the open air.
Terroir
Autrefois rattaché aux vins de Saint-Emilion, Pomerol a su gagner seule ses lettres de noblesse depuis 1936, date à laquelle elle obtint son statut d'AOC. (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée). D'une superficie inférieure à 800 ha, c'est la plus petite des grandes régions viticoles du Bordelais. Pomerol est aussi la seule des grandes appellations de la région à n'avoir jamais connu de classement hiérarchique. Campée sur la Rive Droite de la Dordogne, le climat y est plus chaud que dans le Médoc (Rive Gauche) et le sol plus frais et humide.
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