Chateau Clos l´Eglise Pomerol 2009

WINE SPECTATOR: "The nose on this already suggests a deep and contemplative wine with blackberry, dried flowers and sweet berries. Evolves to black olive and hints of asphalt. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins and tangy, rich fruit. It really grabs hold of you and wants to tell you it´s special. Loads of ripe tannins too. Big and structured. Turns to tapenade. Score range: 97-100"

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2009 is one of the sexiest wines in Pomerol in this vintage, offering up notes of melted caramel, sweet mocha, blackberry and black cherry fruit, with hints of loamy soil and unsmoked cigar tobacco as well as a touch of white chocolate and some subtle toasty oak. Round, opulent and unctuously textured, with a full-bodied mouthfeel, fabulous purity, and no hard edges, this sumptuous, fleshy, lavishly rich Pomerol can be drunk now and over the next 25 years."

WEINWISSER: "85 %, 15 % Merlot, 19 000 Flaschen. Sattes Purpur-Granat. Intensives Johannisbeerund Blaubeerbouquet, ein Hauch Grenadine, verschwenderisch viele rote Kirschen, zartes Vanillin im Hintergrund, zeugt eine deutliche Affinität zu einem gewaltigen Richebourg, frische Zitronenzestenspuren. Intensiver Gaumenauftritt, auch hier viel rote, reife und kleine Früchte, gut stützende Tannine, die sich zu einer massiven Adstringenz formen. Zweifellos ein ganz grosser Pomerol, der aber in diesem Stadium noch recht schwer einzuordnen ist."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: 97 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "2009 Clos L’Eglise is deeply colored. From vineyards located next to the chateau on the break in the Pomerol plateau, where the terroir consists of argile clay with gravel and iron deposits. The pungent nose is filled with fresh blackberry, plum liqueur, violets, espresso, chocolate fudge, and dark cherry aromas, making the wine a pleasure to sniff. With intensity of flavors, this opulently textured wine coats your palate. It finishes in waves of flamboyantly textured chocolate covered plums."