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Wine Description
The Story
Château CLINET is one of the most prestigious estates of the Pomerol wine region, set amongst the finest parcels of this well-known plateau. Located 40km to the east of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Garonne River, its gravelly clay soil makes Pomerol the terroir of the finest Merlots in the world. The natural resources required to produce the exceptional quality of our grapes, simply cannot be reproduced anywhere else on earth.
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Vintage 1987
The 1987 Bordeaux vintage was an overcast, damp, and weather-challenged harvest across both banks that produced early-drinking, light-to-medium-bodied wines characterized by soft, delicate fruit and lower tannin profiles. Following a cold winter and a rainy spring that caused widespread coulure and reduced potential yields, a warm, dry July offered temporary promise before August and September brought persistent rains and limited sunshine, imp...
