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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 04/2012

Tasting through individual lots, I was struck by their purity and tautness, developing engaging floral aromas with aeration, with occasional notes of yellow plum and ginger. On the palate, once again there is a common theme of purity and crisp acidity, although they alternated between a lighter and a more mellifluous style. One or two significant lots demonstrated enticing spicy notes that define great Climens. There is certainly enormous potential here, one that beckons an intense, vivacious Barsac underpinned by freshness and focus.The 2011 was picked over five tries in two phases, the first from September 8 to the 21st representing a whopping 82% of the harvest over two tries; the second from September 26 until the 28th comprising over three smaller tries. Although the weather played a critical factor, Berenice Lurton attributed the success of her wine to her limestone soils. (NM)

96

James Suckling

Review Date: 01/2014

A dense, racy, sweet white with dried-apple, apricot and honey character. Full, very sweet and fresh. Tangy, spicy aftertaste. Shows lots of subtle, intense botrytis-spice character on the finish. Better in 2016.

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Int’l Wine Cellar

Review Date: 08/2014

Bright gold-tinged yellow.Knockout nose combines lime, pineapple, honeyed peach and cinnamon, complicated by very pure floral botrytis.Dense and ripe but vibrant too, with strong spice character and harmonious acidity enlivening the wine’s highly expressive lemon and tropical fruit flavors.Finishes broad, tactile and very complex, with terrific length and a lingering spicy nuance.A star of the vintage.

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Product Details

Origin: Sauternes, Bordeaux, France

Type/Varietal: Semillon

SKU: #1172078