- Colour Red
- Producer Château l'Eglise-Clinet
- Region Pomerol
- Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
- Drinking 2023 - 2032
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2016 - La Petite Eglise Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château l'Eglise-Clinet
- Region Pomerol
- Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
- Drinking 2023 - 2032
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 93-95
Only 700 cases are made of this lovely 100% Merlot wine. Striking bramble aromas. A really pleasing style of Pomerol focusing on depth of fruit, with deeply intense mocha and hints of liquorice. The tannins are present but not overpowering, and the layers of fruit on the finish provide for length and texture. DR
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Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 92
The 2016 La Petite Eglise was picked on October 5 and matured in 50% new oak. It has a well-defined bouquet of blackberry, raspberry coulis and rose petal aromas; more sous-bois elements emerge with time in the glass. The fresh palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and hints of oyster shell toward the persistent finish. I like the symmetry here. A wonderful La Petite Eglise that will give 10 years of pleasure, possibly more. 2022 - 2035
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Neal Martin, April 2017, Score: 90-92
The 2016 La Petite Eglise is pure Merlot as usual that was picked on 5 October this year and matured in 50% new oak. It is a small production of just 700 cases. It has a pure and elegant bouquet with a hint of oyster shell infusing the red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, bright redcurrant and cranberry notes and fine acidity, tender and refined towards the finish. This is another beautiful La Petite Eglise from Denis Durantou. Drink Date 2020 - 2034
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Antonio Galloni, January 2019, Score: 93
The 2016 La Petite Eglise is bright and beautifully lifted, with striking floral and citrus notes that lend an extra kick of brightness to the Merlot fruit. In 2016, La Petite Eglise is fresh, aromatically nuanced and absolutely impeccable in its overall balance, all of which make it a real joy to taste today. Denis Durantou gave the 2016 12 months in barrel, with about 50% new oak. 2021 - 2031
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Antonio Galloni, April 2017, Score: 90-93
The 2016 La Petite Eglise is a delicious second wine from Denis Durantou's L'Eglise-Clinet. Succulent dark cherry, lavender, cloves and menthol are all fused together. Sexy and racy in the glass, with tons of aromatic nuance and mid-palate unctuousness, the Petite Eglise is a terrific introduction to the house style. Readers who can find it should not hesitate.
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James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 94-95
Firm and linear wine with blackberry, violet and berry character. Medium-to full-bodied second wine of L'Église Clinet and it’s silky and refined while showing power and length. Beautiful tannins. Pure merlot.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2017, Score: 17.5++
Denis Durantou says that 2016 is the ‘revenge of the Merlot’ vintage. He says that no one can make great wine without great Merlot and in 2016 it is truly great. This is one of the most intellectually demanding of all of the second wines in this section. The tannins are heroic and the power and grace of this wine is Grand Vin-style. Made with low temperature fermentation and a short maceration, the colour and flavour is exceptional. As a colour description, ‘purple ink’ doesn’t come close. The scent of violets is all-encompassing. This is an extravagant second wine with a very long life ahead of it.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2017, Score: 17
Special plots, always the same each year. 100% Merlot picked 5 October (after Église-Clinet was picked). 50% new oak. 700 cases. Super-juicy and so much flesh it almost covers the structure. Sweet ink. Lovely stuff. Just falls away a little bit on the end. Drink 2023-2031
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Tim Atkin, May 2017, Score: 94
This vineyard-based selection from Denis Durantou is a notable success in 2016, showing plum and damson flavours, rich, compact, concentrated tannins, serious oak and, wafting above the whole thing like a fluttering angel, scents of violet and liquorice. 2024-32
Producer
Château l'Eglise-Clinet
The most famous of the Pomerol "Clinets", L'Eglise Clinet has been run by the Durantou family for 5 generations. It was the wonderful Denis Durantou who catapulted this château skywards when he took over in 1983. He very sadly died in 2020, but he leaves behind him an incredible legacy. This tiny flagship estate, now considered one of the superstars of Pomerol, is just over 4 hectares in size and is in the very capable hand...Read more
The most famous of the Pomerol "Clinets", L'Eglise Clinet has been run by the Durantou family for 5 generations. It was the wonderful Denis Durantou who catapulted this château skywards when he took over in 1983. He very sadly died in 2020, but he leaves behind him an incredible legacy. This tiny flagship estate, now considered one of the superstars of Pomerol, is just over 4 hectares in size and is in the very capable hands of two of Denis' daughters, Noémie and Constance, who continue to manage the property and build on their father's brilliant winemaking.Read less
Region
Pomerol
The small sub-region of Pomerol is situated north-east of the industrious city of Libourne. Pomerol's soils are predominately iron-rich clay with a smattering of gravel that produce wines with extraordinary power and depth. As a result of this clay-dominance, it has the highest percentage of Merlot planted in all of Bordeaux. Certain châteaux are produced exclusively from this grape, but most incorporate smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as well. Despite its hefty (if not exclusive) proportion of Merlot, many people think of wines from this region as separate entities. As one wine aficionado stated recently, "It's not Merlot. It's Pomerol." Despite the region's small size, Pomerol contains some of the world's most sought after (and expensive) wines including Pétrus, Le Pin, Lafleur, l'Evangile and Vieux Château Certan. Unlike other Bordelais subregions, there is no system of classification. The châteaux are traded on reputation alone.
