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La Clotte 2021
St Emilion
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| Units | Size | Case size | GBP Price: | Quantities | Buy |
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| 24 | 75cl Bottle | Case 6 | £340 per Case | Cases | [Add to shopping basket] |
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This is understated with hidden depths, walking the line of ripeness in a lighter frame that will be ready to drink in a few years. Gentle gunsmoke on the nose, dominant limestone character, with chalky minerality, juicy lemongrass, slate, redcurrant and raspberry fruits, with higher acidity greengage plum. Harvest October 2 to 6. Old vines, average age 57 years, Thierry Lezin cellar master. 100% new oak. Second year of organic converison. Harvest October 2 to 6, 29hl/h yield. Score: 93 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2040 26 March 2024 |
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The 2021 La Clotte is a very pretty, intensely savory wine. Bright red plum, red cherry, mint, orange peel, spice and cedar all grace this super-expressive, pliant Saint-Émilion. I admire its textural depth, nuance and overall class. What a beautiful wine this is. Like so many 2021s, La Clotte is gorgeously perfumed and aromatic. Score: 92 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2027-2041 27 February 2024 |
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The 2021 La Clotte has a delightful bouquet with black cherry and blueberry fruit, touches of violet and iris flower, the oak here very well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tension and quite high acidity, fresh and almost citric with a short, black olive-tinged finish. Enjoy it over the next 10 to 12 years. Score: 91 Neal Martin, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2046 22 February 2024 |
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Floral-berry notes. Tannins smooth and rounded. Acidity marked but just about enough fruit to match. Plenty of freshness. Clean, dry finish. A leaner version but terroir (limestone) evident. (JL) 13.5% Drink 2027 – 2036 Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2027-2036 13 May 2022 |
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Medium to full body with a creamy, supple tannin structure. Just-ripe plum fruit and dark berries with a touch of chocolate. Plush, yet so fresh. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc. Score: 93 - 94 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 May 2022 |
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Aromas of sweet berries, cherries and rose petals, framed by nicely integrated new oak, preface the 2021 La Clotte, a medium to full-bodied, supple and charming wine that's beautifully refined and intensely flavored, concluding with a long, saline finish. It's a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc from the Vauthier family of Château Ausone. Score: 91 - 93 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 29 April 2022 |
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