1992 l'Eglise Clinet
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The 1992 l’Eglise-Clinet is a vintage that I have tasted a couple of times. Never a great vintage, unsurprisingly the aromatics have receded in recent years with ephemeral red berries and terra-cotta aromas. The palate is medium-bodied and fresher than you might expect, cedar and tobacco dominating the nub of fruit with a slightly attenuated finish. This should be considered a success for the vintage. Tasted blind at a private dinner in Bordeaux.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 1992 L'Eglise-Clinet has a brick-colored rim, although the core seems healthy with commendable depth of color. The bouquet is very pleasant. It is fully mature and open, the fruit having ebbed away some years ago, yet there is crispness and focus in situ, scents of potpourri, iris, cranberry leaf and terracotta. The palate is fresh on the entry with fine tannin and structure. There is commendable depth and cohesion: notes of mulberry, black pepper and cedar with tobacco on the finish that feels more Saint Emilion than Pomerol. This 1992 surpasses my expectations and bottles of sound provenance might surprise you. Tasted December 2016.
About the producer
Ch. l'Eglise-Clinet is one of the most unassuming wine estates in Bordeaux. You'd probably drive past it if you didn't have prior knowledge of its vinous output. There's no ostentatious gateway nor sweeping gravel drive.