94 Robert Parker
Proprietor Berenice Lurton continues to turn out one of the utterly profound wines from the Barsac Sauternes region. The 2006 is not up there with their perfect 2001, but it is a beautiful wine and stands out as one of the top wines of 2006. Medium gold, with a slightly more advanced color than I am used to seeing in a young Climens, the wine displays waxy honeyed pineapple and delicate marmalade and citrus notes with a restrained use of new oak. The wine cuts a full-bodied swath across the palate with terrific acidity, freshness, and moderate sweetness. This is a beauty, but perhaps on a much faster evolutionary track than some of their greatest vintages.
94 Wine Spectator
This offers lots of honey and toffee aromas, with lemon, orange peel and apricot character. Full-bodied, very sweet and rich. Thick and flavorful, with vanilla, spice and cream character as well. Builds on the palate. Best after 2012. ?JS
94 Robert Parker
Proprietor Berenice Lurton continues to turn out one of the utterly profound wines from the Barsac Sauternes region. The 2006 is not up there with their perfect 2001, but it is a beautiful wine and stands out as one of the top wines of 2006. Medium gold, with a slightly more advanced color than I am used to seeing in a young Climens, the wine displays waxy honeyed pineapple and delicate marmalade and citrus notes with a restrained use of new oak. The wine cuts a full-bodied swath across the palate with terrific acidity, freshness, and moderate sweetness. This is a beauty, but perhaps on a much faster evolutionary track than some of their greatest vintages.
94 Wine Spectator
This offers lots of honey and toffee aromas, with lemon, orange peel and apricot character. Full-bodied, very sweet and rich. Thick and flavorful, with vanilla, spice and cream character as well. Builds on the palate. Best after 2012. ?JS
17 Rene Gabriel
Sehr dunkles, intensives Gelb mit sattem Goldschimmer. Das Bouquet ist schon recht offen, zeigt röstige Noten aber auch einen vegetalen Schimmer. Weicher Gaumen, die Säure ist integriert und mag nicht ganz mit dem süssen Körper mithalten, wirkt so etwas melassig und pappig im Finale das nach Quitengelée schmeckt. trinken ( - 2040)
17 Rene Gabriel
Sehr dunkles, intensives Gelb mit sattem Goldschimmer. Das Bouquet ist schon recht offen, zeigt röstige Noten aber auch einen vegetalen Schimmer. Weicher Gaumen, die Säure ist integriert und mag nicht ganz mit dem süssen Körper mithalten, wirkt so etwas melassig und pappig im Finale das nach Quitengelée schmeckt. trinken ( - 2040)