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Wine Description
The Story
This noble sweet white wine, graceful and weightless, is a subtle wine that is like no other. If it is the very expression of the quintessence of this appellation with balance and freshness, it also has the strength and magnificence among the greatest Sauternes. Climens is characterized by brilliance or depth, borne only of its unique terroir.
This special grace, the result of tightness and minerality is also blessed with an extraordinary a...
Wine Information
Château Climens
Owner: Beatrice Lurton
Variety: 100% Semillon
Vineyard size: 30 ha
Soil: Ferrous clay sand on fissured starfish limestone sub-soil
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Average yield: 7 hl/ha
Average production: 25-30 000 bottles
Vinification: in French oak barrels (35-45% new oak)
Maturation: 20-24 months in French barrels