Chateau L´Eglise Clinet - La Petite Eglise 2015

JAMES SUCKLING: "This pure merlot is so wonderful to taste now with violet, berry and chocolate character. It's full-bodied yet in check and balance. Lovely, enticing finish. Second wine of Eglise Clinet. Drink in 2020."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, schwarze Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Lakritze, rauchige Würze, zart nach Zedernholz. Saftig, rotbeeriger Stil, elegante Textur, feine Tannine, feines rotes Waldbeerkonfit, salzige Mineralik im Abgang, zeigt Länge, delikater Stil mit Zukunftspotenzial, extraktsüßer Nachhall. Ein toller Pomerol, und weiß Gott kein kleiner."

ANTONIO GALLONI: "Denis Durantou's 2015 La Petite Eglise is just as compelling from bottle as it was from barrel. Classy, polished and super-refined in every way, the Petite Eglise is all class. The bright red cherry, hard candy, mint and rose petal notes are beautifully delineated throughout. Even with all of its obvious fruit density, the 2015 remains light on its feet and gracious. There is no question Petite Eglise is one of the best second wines in 2015. Actually, Petite Eglise is not really a terrific second wine, it is simply a gorgeous Pomerol. That's all there is to it."

WINEADVOCATE: "The 2015 La Petite Eglise is pure Merlot picked on 24 September at 41 hl/ha and matured in 45% new oak. It has a vivacious, precocious bouquet for a deuxième vin, kirsch and raspberry coulis, a touch of orange blossom. It is not an exotic bouquet, but it knows how to have fun. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, good depth in the mouth, perhaps just a little pinched on the finish at the moment, but it will have its fingers pried open by the end of its élevage. As such, give this a couple of years in bottle before broaching."

WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "A charming little number with all the renown qualities of Pomerol readily apparent at first sip -- elegance, silky textures, ripe, sweet, dark, red berries, plum and a lot of freshness."