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  • Country ranking ?

    701
  • Producer ranking ?

    13
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    Now

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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...

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Written Notes

Tasted in April 2009. This is heaven. Incredibly rich, incredibly structured, incredible balance. Yep – everything is unbelievable in this wine. Big crop but severe selection (only 32% went into Grand Vin) ensured fantastic quality here. Dream wine. Will stay like that for another 10-15 years.

  • 100p

1995: Relativ blasses Gelb, perfektes Niveau, guter Korken. 16.5 Punkte. Nase: Frische Aromen nach Zitrusfrüchten. Gaumen: Junger Fruchthonig, jedoch nicht sehr vielschichtig. Weitere Flaschenlagerung müsste ihm helfen Sollte eigentlich jetzt schon besser sein. 1996: 16.5 Punkte. Nase: Überaus fruchtig, nicht so alkoholisch wie der 75er. Gaumen: Honig, Melasse, frisches Caramel, harmonische Säure. 1999: 17.5 Punkte. Gaumen: Buttrig, dicht, relativ wenig Säure. Etwas muffiger Unterton und zu vordergründige Boytritis. Die Flasche hatte möglicherweise kleinen Korkgeschmack. 2000: 18 Punkte. Gaumen: Buttrig, angenehme Säure, Vanille-Süsse. Schöne Boytritisnote. Relativ langer Abgang. 2000: 18 Punkte. Gaumen: Angenehme Süsse, kombiniert mit frischer Fruchtsäure. Ausgewogene Boytritis, leicht bitterer Abgang, buttrig, relativ lang. 2002: 19 Punkte. Gaumen: Klassisch, fein gegliederte Struktur, rund, vollmundig, schöne, optimale Säure & Süsse, Melasse, klassisches Laktat. Ein wundervoller Wein, der anscheinend immer besser wird.

  • 96p
Sauternes 1975 and 1976 tasting: Château Climens 1976 - 96 points: Decanted for one and half hour. Retained its best characteristics for three hours after opening. Wine level by the neck. The wine is temptingly golden. A charmingly open, mature and full nose. Still an attractively sweet, lively and multi-layered wine. Soft creamy texture. Excellent balance and a refined aftertaste. A perfect Sauternes from a suberb vintage.
  • 96p
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Barsac, Bordeaux
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