The Laborde family acquired Château Clinet in 1999, ushering in a sustained focus on quality improvement and precision winemaking. Since the acquisition, the vineyards have been progressively restructured, including higher density replanting to enhance balance and concentration. The winery has also undergone extensive renovation, modernising both equipment and cellar practices. These changes have helped reinforce the estate’s reputation as a leading Pomerol producer, delivering wines of depth, richness and refinement.
The Laborde family acquired Château Clinet in 1999, ushering in a sustained focus on quality improvement and precision winemaking. Since the acquisition, the vineyards have been progressively restructured, including higher density replanting to enhance balance and concentration. The winery has also undergone extensive renovation, modernising both equipment and cellar practices. These changes have helped reinforce the estate’s reputation as a leading Pomerol producer, delivering wines of depth, richness and refinement.
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This family-owned estate has been under the leadership of Ronan Laborde for over twenty years. Château Client is home to some of the oldest vineyards in Pomerol, dating back to 1595, and its vineyards rank among the highest in the appellation. The estate covers 11.3 hectares, with 9 hectares currently in production, including Merlot vines that are over 90 years old. The Laborde family acquired the estate in 1999, and since then, their focus has been on enhancing the quality of the wines through higher-density replanting and extensive renovations of the winery. Château Client is notable within Pomerol for its unusually high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, setting it apart.
The heavy 80% Merlot content shows through in this wine, offering a rich, ripe and structured Pomerol that seems to grow in the glass. Deep and dark, dense and ripe, it is very expressive on the nose full of rich mulled red cherry, blackcurrant, raspberry and a touch of clove and eucalyptus. This is a big wine in all the senses, with ripe and balanced tannins enveloping the sweet fruit and balanced by a lovely persistent acidity. Long, rounded, complex and wonderful!
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