Anyone there?

Drinking the 94, chateau lEglise-Clinet tonight.

Wow...

If you want a the "best wine ever" no...go drink a 100 point CA Cab.

However, and join right in here, there is a phenomenon with Bordeaux, it just takes a while to adjust. CA cabs are muscle cars, Bordeaux requires an argument, which usually resolves like many, with sex...wait...acutally, yes, with sex. You know what I mean? I struggle with the Bordeaux at first then fall in love with them...a process that happens each time I start a glass. Interestingly this phenomenon does not seem to occur at our dinners.

My first taste, after only 30 minutes of airing was...terrible. But with time, and what brought me to wine in the first place, it became the nectar of God's.

Not a lot of fruit, great complexity, moderate tannins...I am wonderfully confused.

Now, one of you other kind souls have had this stuff, talk! Chapman....

Wine Spectator

A very good glass of claret, if slightly one-dimensional and lacking elegance. Pretty aromas of earth, spice and raisins. Medium-bodied, with an earthy, fruity aftertaste. The alcohol shows a bit on the finish.--L'Eglise Clinet vertical. Best after 2000. –JS
Score: 86
Release Price: $NA
Current Auction Price: $41
Country: France Region: Bordeaux


Additional Tastings for CHATEAU L'EGLISE CLINET Pomerol 1994
Issue: Jan 31, 1997
Score: 91
Wonderful, dark color with a deep nose of olive, meat and fruit. Medium- to full-bodied, with loads of tannins and a fabulously long finish. From one of the hottest châteaus in Pomerol. Try in 1999.

Wine Advocate


1994 L'Eglise Clinet
L'Eglise Clinet A Bordeaux Blend Dry Red Table wine from
Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
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Reviewer
Rating
Maturity
Current (Release) Cost
Wine Advocate # 109Feb 1997
Robert Parker
90
Drink: 2002 - 2022
$90-$127 (55)
L'Eglise-Clinet is one of the best-situated vineyards in Pomerol, and proprietor/winemaker, Denis Durantou, is one of the most meticulous producers in Bordeaux. The vineyard is composed of tracts of very old vines (one planted in 1930). The wine, which is made from extremely small yields of two tons per acre, is normally a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, all of it aged in 60% new oak casks. The 1994 exhibits a saturated dark ruby/purple color, as well as a tight but promising nose of ripe cherries, mulberries, and currants, along with a vague notion of black truffles. Medium to full-bodied, with pure fruit, a layered impression, and stubborn tannin in the muscular finish, this wine is not as charming as the more forward 1993. A larger-scaled, richer wine, the 1994 requires 5-6 years of cellaring. An impressive 1994. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2022.
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Wine Advocate # 104Apr 1996
Robert Parker
(90-93)
Drink: 1996 - 2014
$90-$127
This 1994 continues to demonstrate that it is a likely candidate to surpass the estate's beautiful 1990 as the finest wine produced at L'Eglise-Clinet since 1985. The opaque purple color is followed by impressively intense, jammy aromas of black fruits, truffles, underbrush, and subtle new oak. Sexy and rich, with low acidity, an opulent texture, and a stunning concentration of ripe fruit, all crammed into a well-built, multi-layered, fleshy wine, this brilliant effort should drink well when released, as well as over the next 15-18 years.All of the wines in this segment were tasted between March 19 and March 28 in Bordeaux. Most of the important wines from both the 1994 and 1995 vintages were tasted three separate times during my ten-day stay in Bordeaux.
Wine Advocate # 98Apr 1995
Robert Parker
(91-93)
Drink: 1998 - 2015
$90-$127
This is the finest L'Eglise-Clinet made since the estate's exceptional 1985. The wine possesses an impressive saturated purple color, super aromatics in the cassis-scented nose, wonderfully succulent, full-bodied, unctuously-textured, expansive, jammy flavors that coat the palate, and a full-bodied, terrific finish. As the wine sits in the glass some tannin emerges from behind the cascade of fruit. Look for this large-scaled, immensely impressive, beautifully balanced L'Eglise-Clinet to drink well in 3-5 years and last for 20 or more.