Tasting Notes
Neal Martin 97
The 2023 L’Eglise-Clinet was potentially one of the wines of the vintage after its sublime performance from barrel. Now in bottle since May after maturation in 82% new oak, it has a seamless bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, veins of blue fruit mixed with violet and iris petal, hints of black truffle emerging with time. The palate delivers with that intense, quite mineral-driven smorgasbord of red fruit that gently grip the palate. Wonderful backbone, very precise with a sustained finish, this is a brilliant L’Eglise-Clinet from Noemie Durantou that should give 30 to 40 years’ drinking pleasure.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2058
Antonio Galloni 98+
Rich, layered and dynamic in the glass, the 2023 L’Eglise-Clinet is outrageously beautiful. Inky red/purplish fruit, spice, blood orange, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco open in the glass. The 2023 shows terrific finesse. It’s a wine of tremendous power and reserve, with soaring aromatics, mind-blowing balance, layered depth, boundless energy and a real sense of tension.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2053
