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Clos René is one of the most consistent Pomerol wines. In a forthright and classic style avoiding too much wood or maturity, the wine is full bodied and candid. It gains in depth and complexity after several years in the cellar and is wonderful value for money!
Notes :- Bettane + Desseauve 15,5/20
Wine characteristics
- Vintage : Clos René
- Year : 2012
- Appellation : Pomerol
- Colour : Red
- Grape types : 70 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Malbec
- Soil : gravels on chalky-clay
- Harvest : manual
- Type of viticulture : sustainable
- Contenance : 75cl
Tasting - Cellaring
- Appearance : dark garnet robe
- Nose : black fruit
- Mouth : elegant and supple
- Serving temperature : 16 - 18 °C
- Cellaring : approximately ten years
- Drink from : 2017
- Winemaking process : in temperature controlled vats
- Maturation : in barrels including 25% new barrels
Food-matching
- Food-matching : fillet of veal with chanterelle mushrooms, duck with cherries
Experts reviews :
Bettane + Desseauve
Rated wine : 15,5/20
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Wines from Bordeaux are the quintessential image of French wine around the world. The region has 117,500 hectares of vineyards and produce 5,700,000 hl of wine in an average year.
The vineyards are wrapped around the Garonne, Dordogne and their shared estuary, the Gironde.
The climate in Bordeaux is temperate, with the vineyards themselves protected from the ocean by the département of Landes. Frosts are infrequent and while the spring and summer are sometimes fairly wet, a fine autumn is often the determining factor for the quality of the vintage.
The Bordeaux subsoil tends to be rather diverse. As a result, major vintages are often grown on gravelly hilltops, while the surroundings are made up of limestone or clay sediments les. Part of the complexity of Bordeaux stems from the way the grape type and subsoil combine to work their magic.
Grape types – red: merlot (60%), cabernet sauvignon (25%), cabernet franc (11%), as well as petit verdot and malbec.
Grape types – white: semillon (53%), sauvignon (35%), muscadelle (6%), as well as colombard and ugni blanc.
Recent vintages
- 2010: rich, powerful reds with imposing tannins. Great cellaring potential. Fresh, elegant dry whites. Fine sweet wines, fruity with fine acidity
- 2011: contrasting red with imposing tannins and immediate acidity.. Good dry whites that are easy to drink and refreshing. Rich, concentrated sweet wines.
- 2012: reds better on the right bank with its dominant Merlot grape. Drink fairly young while awaiting previous vintages to mature. Fragrant, well-balanced dry whites.
- 2013: a different, varied red vintage, but fine wines to be drunk young. Very fine and aromatic dry whites. Liquorous, ideal for racking with a magnificent balance.