2006 - L'Eglise-Clinet, Pomerol

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château L'Eglise-Clinet has a killer bouquet: intense black and red fruit, crushed rose petals, a touch of potters wheel and dried herbs. It possesses one of the classiest aromatics in the Pomerol appellation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, dense dark berry fruit laced with black tea, dried herbs and a touch of juniper, gently building towards a lightly spiced, dense finish with impressive substance. This is a long-term Pomerol that needs another 3-4 years in bottle. Tasted January 2016.

Tasted blind. Very dark garnet. Big and bloody. Lots of (well-managed) tannin still with some real vigour. Unusually dry (as opposed to sweet and fleshy) for a Pomerol. But decent wine. (JR)