The 2017 vintage in Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost struck the slope-foot vines: the plateaus saved the day, and the vintage must be judged plot by plot.
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
Succeeding the flamboyant 2015 and the more powerful 2016, CLINET 2017 proves to be complex, intense and charming. It has a deep garnet colour. The nose is pretty and fragrant. Aromas of mixed berries, violets, rose garden and spices are well integrated. The ensemble is nicely balanced, smooth and delectable.
The vintage
Favourable climatic conditions despite the “fright” following the spring frost on early bud break.
A decent production thanks to homogeneous flowering conditions and pleasant weather with no excessive heat.
Consistent quality among plots and grape varieties with nice maturity and mastered alcohol (13°). High selection to produce a refined CLINET.
Harvest dates: 19, 20, 23 and 26 September for the Merlots, 29 September for the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Blend of the 2017 vintage
- 92 % Merlot
- 8 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2017 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 2017 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 35 hl/haYield
- 40 yrsVine age
Winemaking
30 days average time in vat.
Ageing
72% new barrels, 28% second-fill barrels
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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