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News
Spring and Summer. March – July 2013 /The en primeur, or futures tastings of the 2012 vintage bore excellent fruit: the exceptional quality of Château Climens’ production was very well received and acknowledged by both the press and wine merchants, with excellent feedback (see the press reviews). The en primeurs campaign in the current difficult economic context is particularly awkward for Sauternes due to the absence of production of the ...
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
These wines are like us – living and ever changing. There is no ‘ideal age’; everything depends on each person’s own taste and the individual evolution of each wine. Even the so-called ‘lesser’ vintages possess a surprisingly long potential lifespan. As for the greatest, eternity is theirs!
2013: Miraculously saved! See the harvest newsletter.
2012: A very good Climens, great finesse, very successful wine for this difficult vintage!...
Vintage 2013
BORDEAUX 2013 VINTAGE REPORT
The 2013 vintage in Bordeaux was one of the most difficult since 1965 and 1968. Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer describes it as “the most complicated vintage in 20 years”. It rained almost continuously in the spring. Flowering was uneven, leading to poor set, millerandage and coulure. The threat of mold was alleviated by the arrival of warm, dry weather during the summer. For a while, winemakers hoped that abund...