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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 Clos du Clocher is fabulous. In fact, the 2025 is one of the best vintages I have tasted of late. Clos du Clocher impresses with its energy and vibrancy. Red/purplish fruit, blood orange, mocha, espresso and exotic spice soar from the glass. The blend is 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc, much of it from older vines that confer notable dimension. Brisk saline notes explode on the close. 04/2026

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 Clos du Clocher was picked from September 4 with the young Merlot and matured in 56% new oak. This has quite an intense and slightly more opulent bouquet compared to, say, the Clinet that I tasted directly prior to my visit. Yet the fruit here is pleasingly pure and focused: blueberry and raspberry fruit, iodine and pressed violets. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, quite dense and powerful for a Clos du Clocher though the silver thread of acidity and underlying fine tannins means that there is no excess. Gentle but insistent grip, a little granular in texture towards the structured finish, do not be afraid to cellar this Pomerol for a few years if you wish. Impressive, but be patient and broach its sibling Bonalgue as you wait for this to mature. 13.4% alcohol. 05/2026

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

A Merlot-heavy blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 18 months in 56% new French oak, the 2025 Clos Du Clocher comes from a château that deserves more attention in the market today. The wine has a brilliant nose of juicy red and blue fruits with notable complexity in its spicy wood, flowers, and graphite-like nuances. On the palate, it's rich and medium to full-bodied, with a focused, elegant mouthfeel, wonderfully polished tannins, and a great finish. Checking in at 13.3% alcohol with a pH of 3.54, it stays in the focused, elegant style of the vintage and is beautifully done. 05/2026

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité. Touches de violette et de fruits noirs. Plus complexe à l'agitation du verre et vanillé. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, avec une texture grasse et un déroulé impressionnant de chair et de détail de saveurs, le vin glisse plein et velouté, vers une grande finale complexe. Une merveille et un travail remarquable dans le contexte difficile de Pomerol cette année. Bravo ! Assemblage : 78 % Merlot, 28 % Cabernet Franc. Degré d'alcool : 13°3 - pH : 3,55. Rendement : 32 hl/ha. Production : 16 000 bouteilles. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

This has a silky expression and delicate fruit, with some firm tannins in the background that contradict the rest. 04/2026