Chateau Clinet 1996

Classification
Type	Rouge
Marque	Chateau Clinet
Millésime	1996
Pays	France
Région	Bordeaux, Pomerol
Raisin	Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend
Volume
État	Extrait de son coffret en bois d'origine
Étiquette	Parfait
Consommable	-2020
Stock	0

Avis professionnels

Robert Parker (91)

This is a backward, muscular, highly-extracted wine with a boatload of tannin, thus the question mark. The saturated plum/purple color is followed by an aggressively oaky nose with scents of roasted coffee, blackberries, and prunes. It is somewhat of a freak for a 1996 Pomerol given its richness, intensity, and overripe style. Medium-bodied and powerful, but extremely closed, and in need of 5-7 years of cellaring, it will be interesting to follow this wine's evolution to determine if the tannin fully integrates itself into the wine's concentrated style. If not, it will have a slight rusticity to its tannin and structure.

Rene Gabriel (18)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.