94 James Suckling
A tight and subtle wine with very pretty ripe-fruit character and chocolate. Medium to full body. Needs time to open. Better in 2020.
92 Wine Spectator
Dark in profile, featuring a steeped core of fig and blackberry fruit that melds with roasted apple wood and ganache notes through the finish. Best from 2020 through 2035.—J.M-4,750 cases made
92 Wine Spectator
Dark in profile, featuring a steeped core of fig and blackberry fruit that melds with roasted apple wood and ganache notes through the finish. Best from 2020 through 2035.—J.M-4,750 cases made
17 Rene Gabriel
90 % Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 % Cabernet Franc. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Heidelbeeren und Cassis im aromatischen, aber auch etwas schlanken Nasenansatz zeigend. Im Gaumen noch aromatischer als in der Nase, extrem viel Cassis und von der Aromatik her sehr frisch und präzise, aromatisches Finale. Für 18/20 fehlt ihm vielleicht eine Nuance Fleisch und auch etwas Fett. Aber Spass machen wird er auf alle Fälle und er hat auch ein recht gutes Alterungspotential.
17 Rene Gabriel
90 % Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 % Cabernet Franc. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Heidelbeeren und Cassis im aromatischen, aber auch etwas schlanken Nasenansatz zeigend. Im Gaumen noch aromatischer als in der Nase, extrem viel Cassis und von der Aromatik her sehr frisch und präzise, aromatisches Finale. Für 18/20 fehlt ihm vielleicht eine Nuance Fleisch und auch etwas Fett. Aber Spass machen wird er auf alle Fälle und er hat auch ein recht gutes Alterungspotential.
91 Robert Parker
The 2014 Clinet was a wine that perplexed when I tasted it from barrel and as a consequence, it was one that I went back and retasted three or four times during that primeur campaign. Now in bottle, the bouquet has improved and developed more fruit concentration, armed with red plum, wild strawberry and blueberry scents. The palate is medium-bodied and quite refined, certainly not as opulent as other vintages from the estate, perhaps just missing a persistence on the angular finish. It is not a bad Clinet by a long stretch, it just feels a little constricted, especially compared to say the 2010 or 2015. I tasted this on three occasions, drawing the same conclusion each time.<br/>
91 Robert Parker
The 2014 Clinet was a wine that perplexed when I tasted it from barrel and as a consequence, it was one that I went back and retasted three or four times during that primeur campaign. Now in bottle, the bouquet has improved and developed more fruit concentration, armed with red plum, wild strawberry and blueberry scents. The palate is medium-bodied and quite refined, certainly not as opulent as other vintages from the estate, perhaps just missing a persistence on the angular finish. It is not a bad Clinet by a long stretch, it just feels a little constricted, especially compared to say the 2010 or 2015. I tasted this on three occasions, drawing the same conclusion each time.<br/>