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The wine
- Colour
- Dolce
- Alcohol
- 14.0% vol
Critics' scores
- Wine Spectator 92
Shows apricot tart, with hints of candied lemons on the nose. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with lovely concentration and a lemony, spicy, almost flinty aftertaste. Impressive for the vintage. Very lively and zingy on the finish. Best after 2009. –JS .
- René Gabriel 17
148 Gramm Restzucker, 4.1 Säure. Recht helles, brillantes Gelb. Zarte, sehr feine Botrytis, parfümiert und filigran. Im Gaumen saftig, fast leicht wirkend, eine gut stützende, erfrischende Säure zeigend, gebündelte Länge. (18/20). 10: Mittleres Gelb, lindengrüne Nuancen darin, leuchtend. Noch recht verschlossen, wirkt etwas kühl mit pflanzlichen Noten darin, würzige Botrytis, knapp reife Aprikosen. Im Gaumen feine Fülle, cremig, fehlt etwas an Aromatik und Spiel, dezente Kapselnoten im Finale. warten (2015 - 2045)
The producer: Château Climens
Known as the “Lord of Barsac”, Château Climens produces one of Bordeaux’s greatest sweet wines. Ranked as a First Growth since the 1855 Classification, Climens in the leading property in the Barsac commune. With an exclusive limited production, the estate is outclassed only by the abundant production of Château d’Yquem. The Lurton family has owned the property since 1971, today, Bérénice Lurton devotes all of her energy to crafting magical wines, vintage after vintage. Situated at the southern edge of the appellation, the limestone terroir lies on the highest point in Barsac, averaging in around 20 meters above-sea-level. The 31-hectare vineyard is planted to one single grape variety, Sémillon. This gives the wines outstanding aromatic complexity and freshness, despite the absence of Sauvignon Blanc. The top-wine, Climens, is a weightless pure Sémillon, perfectly balanced by its irreverence and grace making it one of the finest examples of Sauternes.