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Château La Clémence
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2023
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Incense, licorice, spice, espresso, smoke, and red fruits work in concert here to produce a medium-bodied, round, creamy, fruity wine. Drink from 2026-2040. 89-91 Pts. 998 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
2022
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Black fruits, chocolate, coffee bean, licorice, and spice notes create the character here. The wine is creamy, the fruits are ripe, but, there is a strong, smoky, oaky edge to the fruit on the palate that needs time to integrate. Drink from 2025-2037. 89-91 Pts. 1,748 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Red fruits, espresso, licorice and spice form the core of this round, polished, plummy wine. There is a nice hint of orange, cocoa and espresso on the backend that gives the wine freshness, and vitality. This will be tasty on release and over the next decade or so. Drink from 2024.2034. 602 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Coffee beans, wet earth, licorice, incense and cherries form the core of the round, forward, fruity, polished wine. The finish shows a strong oak influence. Drink from 2023-2029. 87-89 1,442 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2020
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Dark, plummy fruit, espresso, black cherries and licorice nuances open the wine. On the palate the wine is concentrated, round, polished and glossy, with an oaky edge to the ripe, showy fruits. Drink from 2023-2038. 644 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Deep in color, the wine is round, plump and fruity, with a liberal dose of oak, ripe, dark red fruits and espresso on the palate and in the finish. 89-91 Pts 2,499 Views Tasted Jun 3, 2021 |
2019
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Showing quite a bit of oak at the moment, the wine is all about its chocolate, espresso, smoke, plum and spice character. Forward, easy to drink, but oaky and not overly complex, you can taste it on release, or age it for a few years hoping that the oak becomes more integrated. Drink from 2024-2035. 947 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Forward, medium-bodied, round, straight-ahead plummy, fruity Pomerol that can be enjoyed early in its evolution. 88-90 Pts 2,986 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
2018
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Dominated by oak, licorice and smoke, it takes effort and coaxing to find the fruits. On the palate, the wine is however quite tasty with round textures and sweet berries. The finish is drying on the end notes. 759 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Medium bodied, round and loaded with espresso and cherry notes, the red fruit is ripe but the oak at the moment is the dominant character. 85-87 Pts 1,308 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2017
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
A medium bodied, forward, fruity style of Pomerol with an earthy, cherry and espresso character, this wine is round textured and will be easy to drink on release. 1,627 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Fleshy, with a strong dose of ripe plums, dark chocolate, truffle and black raspberry, the wine is forward, plush and with time, which is needed for the oak to better integrate, this could be a better tasting experience. 1,874 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Flowers and black raspberry combine to produce a forward, early drinker with black cherry and earth in the endnotes. 1,933 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Forward, medium bodied, soft, fruity, oaky style of modern Pomerol that can be enjoyed on the young side. 1,948 Views Tasted May 21, 2018A medium-bodied, forward, round, direct style of Pomerol, with a soft, fruity character for early drinking. 87 - 89 Pts 1,693 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2016 |
2014
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, uncomplicated, round, plummy, bright wine with notes of espresso, wet earth, smoke, licorice, and thyme. 1,845 Views Tasted Aug 25, 2021 |
2013
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Light in color, this medium bodied, simple wine is focused on fresh red berries and herbs. 85-87 Pts 2,034 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2014 |
2012
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Sweet, ripe cherries, with a touch too much oak on the palate for the plummy finish. 2,507 Views Tasted May 15, 2015Rich in color with spicy berries, licorice and wood scents open to a lush, silky and polished wine that ends with fat, ripe cherries and liqueur. 89-91 Pts 2,513 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
2011
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Truffle, earth, minerality, flowers, ripe cherries and coffee with round textures and ripe tannins are followed by a ripe plum and cocoa finish. 88-90 Pts 2,393 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2012 |
2010
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
La Clemence Plums, flowers, chocolate, licorice and ripe, sweet jammy boysenberry scents pair well with chocolate covered plums, fennel and rich, opulent textures. 91-93 Pts 3,453 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2011 |
2009
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
With a blast of licorice, espresso, dark chocolate, black cherry and plum on the nose, the wine is round, plush and open. Produced in a modern style, it's already offering its fleshy, flashy charms. If the oak dissipates, this will be a better wine. The wine was made from a blend of 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Franc. 2,833 Views Tasted Feb 17, 2016 |
2008
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Not for the oak averse. This example of a modern styled Bordeaux is round, fleshy and flashy. The dark plummy fruit is ripe. There is enough freshness and interesting aromatics, but the espresso notes are still quite noticeable. 1,976 Views Tasted Oct 25, 2016 |
2005
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Rich, lush and plush, once past the oak, which is evident, the wine is filled with plums, licorice, earth and chocolate covered, black cherries. Hopefully, the oak will fade in a few years, making this a much better wine. 7,934 Views Tasted Jul 30, 2013 |
2000
Château La Clémence (Pomerol)
Fully mature, the wine offers, polished, round textures and loads of ripe, dark, plums, cherry, truffle, coffee bean, and black licorice. The fruit is ripe, and full of flavor that is perfect for the finish. 2,489 Views Tasted Dec 13, 2017 |