Chateau Climens 2006 Demi 0,375 l

- DECANTER Prädikat OUTSTANDING: "What a meticulously managed vineyard this is! Just how well Bérénice Lurton and her team did only became clear once I was at the UGC tasting. As usual, Bérénice had not assembled, so only permitted tasting at the château where I saw five lots, two of them `micro assemblage%u2019. Overall, they showed great purity of fruit, exceptional length, richness and freshness, allied to great complexity and more homogeneity as between the lots than is usual. The average is 13.4 alc with 150 grams residual sugar, reflecting a vintage tendency for fermentations to finish with less alcohol and more sweetness than usual. One of the great Climens for sure. From 2012."
 

- 94 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE: „Tasted at the Sauternes 2006 ten-year on horizontal in Bordeaux. The 2006 Climens still feels youthful on the nose, a car revving its engine but yet to release the handbrake. The palate is medium-bodied with harmonious, honeyed marmalade and quince-tinged fruit, plenty of botrytis and perhaps here, a little more advanced than the aromatics. They will catch up in time to complete the gorgeous, quite ravishing yet tensile Climens from Bérénice Lurton and her team.“

- 96 Punkte und „Cellar Selection“ WINE ENTHUSIAST, Roger Voss: „Beautiful aromas of orange zest are followed by gingerbread, caramel and crème brûlée flavors. This is a beautiful, rich, smoothly dense wine with a core of botrytis, spice and vivid fresh citrus acidity.“

- 94 Punkte WINESPECTATOR: „This offers lots of honey and toffee aromas, with lemon, orange peel and apricot character. Full-bodied, very sweet and rich. Thick and flavorful, with vanilla, spice and cream character as well. Builds on the palate.“

- 18 Punkte JANCIS ROBINSON, Richard Hemming: „Minty, marmalade, really complex aromatic range – smoke, toasted nuts, ripe apricots, red apples. Wonderful, magical stuff.“