Clos René 2024

The 2024 vintage in Pomerol

Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)

Vintage character: A difficult flowering and a wet summer reduced the harvest: light, aromatic wines, to be drunk early.

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

""An open nose, with a slight reduction on opening and notes of nettle leaf. On the palate, juicy purple fruits, a satiny texture and a finish with mocha accents."" - Le Figaro

The vintage

Harvest began on 16 September 2024. 2024 yield: 15 hl/ha, half of the vineyard having been severely affected by the hailstorm of 18 June 2024.

Blend of the 2024 vintage

Figures from the 2024 sheet

• 15 hl/haYield
• 45 yrsVine age

Winemaking

Vinification takes place in fully temperature-controlled concrete vats, for good control of fermentations and macerations.

Ageing

The wine is aged for eighteen months in oak barrels, 30% of which are renewed each year. The stave wood used to make the barrels comes from the Allier and is medium-toasted.

Terroir

Located on the western slope of the Pomerol plateau, its soil is made up of ancient Quaternary gravel and sand resting on a subsoil of iron crasse. Clos René covers 15 hectares, with vines averaging 35 years of age. The vineyard is planted with 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec. The vines are managed in the traditional way and the harvest is done by hand.