Château Clinet - Pomerol 2000

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe6/30/2010

Beautiful aromas of plums, soy, black currants, black raspberries, espresso, and spring flowers jump from the glass of this perfumed, dense plum/ruby/purple-tinged Pomerol. Medium to full-bodied and pure with sweet tannin and impressive extract, it will benefit from 2-3 more years of bottle age, and should last for an additional two decades.... Drink 2012-2032.

La Revue du Vin de France

15 / 20

the12/1/2009

Nez ouvert et gourmand, finement évolué. Attaque moelleuse sur un fruit mûr, avec une entrée en bouche large, suave et un corps dense, très ouvert et flatteur.

La Revue du Vin de France

18 / 20

the2/26/2008

Comme le 2005, le 2000 se présente sous son meilleur jour. Magnifique fondu des tanins et comlpexité aromatique sur des notes classiques de truffe. Elégant et séduisant. Déjà délicieux, il vieillira avec grâce.

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2003

Tasted four times from bottle (two were corked), this wine is somewhat monolithic, but there is a lot going on, hence the high score. Its youthful disjointedness is certainly a thing of the past, as the wine now exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color and a pure nose of Asian spices intermixed with smoky black currant, raspberry, and blueberry notes with some wood in the background. The wine is full-bodied, pure, sweet, and dense, with a multi-layered texture. There is plenty of tannin in the finish, but it is largely concealed by impressive quantities of extract and fruit. Certainly this is the finest Clinet made under the relatively new administration of Jean-Louis Laborde. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+.

Wine Spectator

96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2003

Chocolate and berry, with mineral and cream. Full-bodied, with a wonderful velvety, caressing texture and a long, long finish. Wonderfully balanced and generous. Best Clinet I have ever tasted. Best after 2010. 2,330 cases made.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/2002

Revealing more symmetry and less disjointedness than it did last year, the medium to full-bodied 2000 exhibits a dense ruby/purple color as well as a smoky perfume filled with new oak, Asian spice, plum, fig, black currant, and barbecue scents. There is terrific fruit purity along with outstanding depth, ripeness, and moderately high tannin in the finish. Although the tannin is less astringent than last year, it remains firm and noticeable, a characteristic many 2000 Pomerols exhibit. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2001

The 2000 Clinet possesses a saturated ruby/purple color, a masculine, muscular, medium to full-bodied style, hard tannin, sweet, concentrated fruit, good purity, and a disjointed, jagged personality. It will require patience. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2020.