Wine Advocate-Parker : Ex-chateau bottle tasted blind in Sauternes. The Climens '03 has always been a capricious Barsac: brilliant out of barrel but found wanting under vertical conditions. Here, amidst a blind horizontal, it fell somewhere between the two! This bottle offers a sweet ripe bouquet of candied orange peel, dried honey and fig that is missing a little delineation (as discerned on previous bottles.) The palate is ripe and rounded on the entry with a touch of spice that lends it a pleasant edginess. Mango and pineapple form the middle whilst the finish is composed and focused with commendable precision and citric acidity. To repeat comments I have made before, this is a decent Climens, but Berenice Lurton has made far superior wines in recent years. Tasted April 2013.
Country
France
Area
Bordeaux
Appellation
Barsac
Classification
1er cru classe
Vineyard
Graves
Wine certification
AOC
Producer
Château Climens
Color
White
Dessert wine
Yes
Alcohol
14.5
Grape varieties
Sémillon
Parker
90
J. Robinson
18,5
Wine Spectator
96
R. Gabriel
20
Environment
Sustainable viticulture
Sweetness
Sweet whites
Allergens
Contains sulphites
Light prices
£128.70
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