Pomerol · vintage 2014
Château Clinet 2014
Ageing potentialTo be enjoyed between 5 and 15 years.
Why this vintage
- The 2014 vintage in PomerolThe Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.
- Ageing potentialTo be enjoyed between 5 and 15 years.
- Limited production40 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2014 vintage in Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 89/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.
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 2014 has a ruby-garnet appearance.
Highly aromatic, the nose presents flavours of raspberry jam, blackberries, plum and liquorice.
These aromas then develop to reveal toasted bread, brown sugar and Jamaican pepper.
Its rich, creamy texture is reminiscent of the CLINET signature.
Soft and delicate, the taste includes hints of cherries and forest fruits with a rising intensity.
As a whole, it is well balanced and very refreshing.
The vintage
In 2014 the growing season was relatively long, with flowering beginning on 21st May and the harvest on 23rd September (+120 days!).
Grapes started to ripen gradually thanks to pleasant climatic conditions with no excessive temperatures. September was sunny and the harvest took place in clement, dry weather.
Yields were generous, reaching 49 hl/ha on the whole with 40 hl/ha for the Grand Vin. Quality and maturity were constant among the different grape varieties and parcels.
Blend of the 2014 vintage
- 90 % Merlot
- 9 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 1 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2014 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 2014 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
- 40 hl/haYield
- 41 yrsVine age
- 40,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Tri manuel. Foulage léger. Cuves en inox, adaptées au parcellaire de CLINET. Système de thermorégulation des cuves alvéolaire et
ajustable. Pigeage manuel
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Ageing
60 % de barriques neuves, 40 % de barriques d’un vin pendant 16 mois
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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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Texts and documents 2014
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Visuals
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