Château Clinet - Pomerol 1989 (750ml) Paicines ripe fruit with raspberry

ripe fruit with raspberry

green and peppery

The mouth has more vertical tannins with good tension

The palate feels richer and more opulent than expected

better—I tend to lean toward structure more than fruitiness—but at half the price

Château Clinet - Pomerol 1989 (750ml) Paicines ripe fruit with raspberryOne of the great modern day Bordeaux, the 1989 Clinet still has a saturated purple color and a sweet nose of creme de cassis intermixed with incense, licorice, smoke, and mineral. As the wine sits in the glass, more blueberry and blackberry notes emerge, intermixed with some toasty oak, earth, and spice. This spectacularly concentrated, full bodied, multi dimensional wine is the stuff of dreams.