Parker : 90 / 100
J. Robinson : 18,5 / 20
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.
- Wine Spectator
- 96
- Alcohol
- 14.5
- Environment
- Sustainable viticulture
- J. Robinson
- 18,5
- J. Suckling
- 93
- R. Gabriel
- 20
- Dessert wine
- Yes
- Country
- France
- Wine certification
- AOC
- Vineyard
- Graves
- Grape varieties
- Sémillon
- Area
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Barsac
- Color
- White
- Producer
- Château Climens
- Sweetness
- Liquoreux
- Classification
- 1er cru classe
- Parker
- 90
- Allergens
- Contains sulphites