Type: Red Wine
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Code: CLOS370
The exposure of this property is ideal. This superb 4.6 hectare estate lies just in front of the chapel, only 200 metres from Vieux Château Certan and 300 metres from Château Pétrus. Clos de Clocher benefits from soils rich in blue clay. The 2024 is a special year for the château as it celebrates 100 years since Jean-Baptiste Bourotte's father purchased the first plot in front of the church. It is also the château’s first officially certified organic vintage.
This is an En Primeur wine and special conditions apply.

Clos de Clocher

Clos du Clocher was founded in 1924 by Jean Baptiste Audy who started out with a small plot of vines near the church of Pomerol. The property was put together and created in a piecemeal fashion, one parcel or row of vines at a time. Since the original formation of Clos du Clocher, the estate has grown to three plots, totaling 4.6 hectares in their Right Bank vineyards. Jean Baptiste Audy, who is responsible for the creation of Clos du Clocher was already familiar with the Bordeaux wine trade, as he was already an experienced Bordeaux wine n...

The wine is deeply coloured, almost inky, with an intense bouquet of ripe black cherry, blackberry, violet, chocolate and spice. The palate is stylish, with plush, round tannins and layers of sweet ripe black cherry and mocha. The tannins are finely grained, especially on the finish, offering excellent support to the ripe fruit and well-integrated oak. The wine remains fresh and vibrant throughout.
Harvested between 27th September and 7th October, the yield reached 34hl/ha.

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