Château Climens Premier Cru Classé 2013

Name: Château Climens Premier Cru Classé 2013
Brand: Château Climens
SKU: 4415M00213-75LCB06
Price: 89.0 CHF
Availability: InStock

Sweet wine | Barsac, Sauternes AC

Smooth and airy sweet white, Château Climens is a subtle wine that is unlike any other. If it expresses all the quintessence of the Barsac appellation through its balance and freshness, it also has the power and sumptuousness of the greatest Sauternes. Climens is perhaps defined above all by a brilliance, a depth, conferred by its unique terroir.

Product variants

CHF 89.00 (75cl)

CHF 11.87/10cl

France Bordeaux
Sémillon
15 - 30 years
14.0% Vol.

Awards and reviews from professionals

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Yves Beck

aune doré. Bouquet intense et complexe avec des notes de noix de coco, beurre, mirabelle, fruits jaunes. Notes de pêche et abricot. Attaque intense, fruitée, suave, élégante. On retrouve les caractéristiques olfactives. Le corps a du gras et de la structure avec une puissance qui promet un bel avenir. Actuellement, le vin n’est pas très accessible, et il a bien raison de ne point l’être. Belle perspective ! 2020-2060.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2013 Climens has a very fragrant bouquet with bunches of white flowers, buttercup, citrus fruits, honey and just a faint hint of oyster shell, all very well defined. There is a cold stone influence here that tempers its exuberance. The palate is very well balanced, spicy in the mouth, beautifully balanced with ginger and nutmeg infusing the honeyed fruit. This is a feisty Barsac, animated and energetic, a little "untamed" in its youth and very long. It is a great Climens that is going to age for many years. Tasted April 2016. Neal Martin.
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Decanter

Aromatic and expressive with a silky palate and good fruit intensity. Stone fruits and wax linger with a hint of mandarin. Has good extract and length.

Features

Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Sub-region	Sauternes
Wine type	Sweet wine
Wine style	Sweet
Designation	Barsac, Sauternes AC
Grape variety	Sémillon
Alcohol content	14.0% Vol.
Cellaring	15 - 30 years

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Château Climens Premier Cru Classé 2013

CHF 89.00 (75cl)

Colour

Beautiful golden yellow.

Nose

Intense and complex with notes of coconut, butter, mirabelle plum and yellow fruit (apricot and peach), enveloped in a hint of mandarin.

Palate

Intense, fruity, smooth and elegant on the palate. Rich, with a structure and power that promise a bright future. Very long finish.

Wine-growing terroir

The name Climens means “ungrateful land” in Frankish language! This was without counting on the vine, this prodigious plant capable of transforming despised soils into terroirs blessed by the gods. The 31 ha of vines are planted with 100% Sémillon, with an average age of 38 years. Strewn with pebbles, the red earth is made up of a thin layer of clayey sand, rich in iron, resting on a cracked limestone base which, combined with the steep exposure, promotes excellent natural drainage.

Winemaking

Manual harvest, carried out by experienced pickers, trained and supervised by Bérénice Lurton and her team. Fermentation with natural yeasts in small batches in French oak barrels (30 to 40% renewed each year). Aging for 20 to 22 months in barrels on fine lees (one third new wood).

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Wooden box

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