Ch. l’Eglise Clinet (0.75 L)

NM: Tasted at the property, Denis Durantou cannot really do wrong these days. The lí»Eglise-Clinet 2011 was cropped between 12th and 15th September and the Cabernet Franc on 24th September, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc being aged in 80% new oak. The nose is very elegant bouquet once left to unfurl over 10 minutes. It offers dark cherry fruits with touches of cassis and minerals: all very refined and poised. The palate is very well balanced with great precision on the entry. The Merlot is very expressive this year. The tannins are supremely fine and the finish linear and strict, offering traces of briary and minerals. There is a lovely femininity and sense of drinkability about this harmonious lí»Eglise-Clinet that should be a worthy follow-up to the heavenly 2010. Tasted April 2012.