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  • Country ranking ?

    701
  • Producer ranking ?

    13
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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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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Vintage 1990

Early, uniform flowering, a hot but unspectacular summer and an exceptionally hot period at the end of August 1990 and the first half of September. It was this heat that allowed the record harvest not only to fully ripen, but also to concentrate the fruit. Harvesting began on September 14 and was completed before the start of heavy rains on October 2. Another reason for the success of the vintage was that most châteaux had invested in their ce...

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Gold and Evolved

ending

Long and Lingering

flavors

Citrus, Dried-fruit and Tropical fruits

nose

Youthful, Complex and Fresh

taste

Perfectly balanced, Harmonious, Rich, Powerful and Sweet

Written Notes

Tasted in April 2009. A big wine with much remaining sugar. Sweet mandarin peel, fresh-cut and candied, crème brulée, immense concentration, enormous palate. Excellent support of acidity to the fruit. Not that much elegance and finesse associated with Climens is apparent here, but the quality of this wine is exceptional. A long term runner – 25-30 years.

  • 98p

Pale amber. Rich, caramel, fruity, ripe, vanilla, burnt sugar, crème brulée nose. Fresh acidity, rich attack, ripe, intense, deep, fruity, layered, apricots and pineapples finish, long. 94

  • 94p
Good looking normal size bottle, in an excellent condition and has by the neck level. Colour is gold, and looking evolved and deep. On the nose it is open, youthful, fresh and complex. The taste is harmonious, rich, powerful, and sweet and with perfectly balanced structure. On the palate it is layered and has tropical fruits, citrus and dried-fruit flavours. The finish is long and lingering. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 5-10€ years and decant at least 5min before tasting.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 93p
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Origin

Barsac, Bordeaux
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