95

Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2020 Clinet is hugely impressive, as it was from barrel. Dark and imposing, with notable vibrancy, the 2020 offers up an exotic mélange of black cherry, gravel, incense, plum, game and licorice. I would give this a few years in bottle, as the tannins are pretty imposing. Cabernet Sauvignon is so distinctive here. 12/2022

94

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2020 Clinet has held on to that precious bouquet with heady scents of black plum, cassis and fresh fig, more blue fruit percolating through with time. Remarkably, it retains fine delineation and disguises that payload of 15% alcohol. The palate is intense on the entry, quite structured, and granular in texture, with a healthy dose of cracked black pepper and a grippy but pure finish. The 20% Cabernet Sauvignon is crucial in keeping this Clinet on an even keel, with traces of graphite towards the fresh finish. It will benefit from several years in bottle but stands as a very fine Pomerol, but unequivocally no shy wallflower. 12/2022

94

William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2020 Clinet offers up aromas of minty cherries, blackberries and cassis mingled with hints of licorice, loamy soil and rose petals. Full-bodied, broad and rich, with a layered mid-palate underpinned by powdery tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully firm finish, it's impressively balanced for a wine at 15% alcohol, but it remains a rather burly, powerful Clinet. 04/2023

93

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez intense, fin, au fruité pur et mûr. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, soyeux au milieu, très parfumé, le vin caresse le palais, gracieux, sur une puissance normale et une finale sans angle. Bonne longueur. Assemblage : 80 % merlot, 20 % cabernet sauvignon. Degré d’alcool : 15° - pH : 3,70. Rendement : 43 hl/ha. Production : 88 % de la récolte.

98

James Suckling

James Suckling

What a beautiful young wine, showing so much finesse and tension, with ultra-fine tannins and subtle and long flavors and character. It’s medium-bodied with extremely silky tannins that grow on the palate to a seamless finish. Harmonious. Another fine Pomerol for the cellar. Drink after 2027. 11/2023