12 BOTTLES PER LOT
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GREAT CLIMENS FROM THE RARE 1971 VINTAGE
CHâTEAU CLIMENS--VINTAGE 1971
BARSAC, 1ER CRU CLASSé
BOTH LOTS ARE OFFERED IN ORIGINAL WOODEN CASES. LATE RELEASE FROM THE DOMAINE. VERY GOOD APPEARANCE AND LEVELS
TASTING NOTE: I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE FABLED MATURE VINTAGES OF CLIMENS (THE 1947 AND 1949 COME TO MIND IMMEDIATELY), BUT THE 1971 REMAINS MY FAVORITE MATURE VINTAGE OF THIS WINE. IT IS A CLASSIC CLIMENS, POWERFUL YET RESTRAINED, RICH AND OPULENT, YET ALSO DELICATE. THIS WINE HAS SUPERB BALANCE, A LONG, LIVELY, CRISP FINISH, AND MODERATE SWEETNESS KEPT LIGHT AND DELIGHTFUL BY EXCELLENT ACIDITY. IT IS ONE OF THE FINEST BARSACS I HAVE EVER TASTED. THE HONEYED PINEAPPLE CHARACTER, SO MUCH A PERSONALITY TRAIT OF THIS WINE, IS ABUNDANTLY DISPLAYED. 94 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK, 3RD EDITION # B1 (JAN 1998)
12 BOTTLES PER LOT
CHâTEAU CLIMENS--VINTAGE 1971
BARSAC, 1ER CRU CLASSé
BOTH LOTS ARE OFFERED IN ORIGINAL WOODEN CASES. LATE RELEASE FROM THE DOMAINE. VERY GOOD APPEARANCE AND LEVELS
TASTING NOTE: I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE FABLED MATURE VINTAGES OF CLIMENS (THE 1947 AND 1949 COME TO MIND IMMEDIATELY), BUT THE 1971 REMAINS MY FAVORITE MATURE VINTAGE OF THIS WINE. IT IS A CLASSIC CLIMENS, POWERFUL YET RESTRAINED, RICH AND OPULENT, YET ALSO DELICATE. THIS WINE HAS SUPERB BALANCE, A LONG, LIVELY, CRISP FINISH, AND MODERATE SWEETNESS KEPT LIGHT AND DELIGHTFUL BY EXCELLENT ACIDITY. IT IS ONE OF THE FINEST BARSACS I HAVE EVER TASTED. THE HONEYED PINEAPPLE CHARACTER, SO MUCH A PERSONALITY TRAIT OF THIS WINE, IS ABUNDANTLY DISPLAYED. 94 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK, 3RD EDITION # B1 (JAN 1998)
12 BOTTLES PER LOT