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Château L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2005
A sensational effort from proprietor Denis Durantou, this 2005 is a compelling wine, but purchasers should wait at least a decade to begin the magical liquid tour. One of the monumental wines of the vintage, it boasts a dense purple color as well as a glorious perfume of caramelized blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries, a hint of toast in the backward, fully integrated oak, full body, and exceptional density and richness. Prodigiously concentrated, this layered, broad Pomerol reveals a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol, and wood. It is a massive, yet remarkably elegant wine that is as singular as it is exhilarating. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Conrad Green 
Lush and plummy. Some violet, floral notes, cherry. Saline and stone underneath. Still very tightly packed but a lot of potential
Lush and plummy. Some violet, floral notes, cherry. Saline and stone underneath. Still very tightly packed but a lot of potential
9.5Conrad Green
Very soft and plush. Plum and supple dark fruit. A hint of smoke and herbal notes. Gorgeous mouthfeel and potential.
Very soft and plush. Plum and supple dark fruit. A hint of smoke and herbal notes. Gorgeous mouthfeel and potential.
9.4
Andrew Cullimore
An extremely complete wine that while still probably too young to drink shows it has the quality to compete with those at the very top of the Pomerol tree. The aromas keep changing in the glass which is always a sign of complexity , cherry , chocolate, coffee and plum pie are some that I noted . Very suave and velvety on the palate , but lots of ripe sweet tannin too. Many of the aromas present themselves on the palate also, the balance is exceptional . The length goes beyond long, it is almost never ending. A great future ahead undoubtably .
An extremely complete wine that while still probably too young to drink shows it has the quality to compete with those at the very top of the Pomerol tree. The aromas keep changing in the glass which is always a sign of complexity , cherry , chocolate, coffee and plum pie are some that I noted . Very suave and velvety on the palate , but lots of ripe sweet tannin too. Many of the aromas present themselves on the palate also, the balance is exceptional . The length goes beyond long, it is almost never ending. A great future ahead undoubtably .
9.8
Robert Cunningham
Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop
Big wine but hard and metallic nose and palate. A very tight wine, unyielding and tannic, with a typically short finish as one expects in younger wines from this producer. Unresolved. One hopes something will develop with time.
Big wine but hard and metallic nose and palate. A very tight wine, unyielding and tannic, with a typically short finish as one expects in younger wines from this producer. Unresolved. One hopes something will develop with time.
8.6
Ron Siegel
This showed great concentration & Pomerol character that was balanced with a long finish. Still like most 05’s this needs another 5-10 years.
This showed great concentration & Pomerol character that was balanced with a long finish. Still like most 05’s this needs another 5-10 years.
9.5Conrad Green
Soft, open with blackcurrant, plum and cold blooded fruit. Pure and balanced. Very poised, pure and long. Restrained alongside the left bank wines
Soft, open with blackcurrant, plum and cold blooded fruit. Pure and balanced. Very poised, pure and long. Restrained alongside the left bank wines
9.4
John Van Trijp
4th time i drink this wine and always it is a "100 points without any doubt" wine. What a nose!!! Very powerful, but velvetly suave. One of mine top 5 all time favourites!
4th time i drink this wine and always it is a "100 points without any doubt" wine. What a nose!!! Very powerful, but velvetly suave. One of mine top 5 all time favourites!
10
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