Clos L'Eglise, Pomerol

Plums, chocolate, cherry, floral notes, lovely elegant enticing nose Poised and graceful, long and lingering, undulating, layered, and engaging; gentle gradual finish; subtle but succulent; not especially powerful but quite beautiful and delightful After 2 Hours: Nose is more integrated, boysenberry; it is also more integrated on the palate; simple and sensuous, delightful and enticing

2015 vintage

Dekantert. Noe varm, alkohol, 14,5%. Drikker pent, men har nok mer i vente. Samme dag 2, selv om den roet noe ned.

2015 vintage

Decanted and back into the bottle for an hour - Clear mahogany at the core, with light bricking at the rim. Dusty mocha, sweet tobacco, blueberry, leather, clove, dry gravel, and some light Indian spices on the nose. Palate carries over, with sweet mocha and berry highlights. Tannins are soft bristles, body is round, but acidity and body could be a touch higher... still, quite good! This is probably just beginning my ideal window, though it could evolve a bit …

2015 vintage

This is a very varietal East Bank Bordeaux with Merlot dominating the flavor profile. The body is medium and it has a very mellow consistency. The structure is more round than angular. This wine is still mostly in its primary phase. It's a very good wine considering it's from an average vintage.

2006 vintage

Pomerol through and through. Mocha, truffle, chocolate covered cherries. Cherry, cherry, and more cherry. You can really get the darker cab franc notes and tannins as well. I do think it's in a middle age phase, so a few years might allow a bit more tertiary notes out. Only nitpick is the mid palate is a bit lacking for a pomerol.

2015 vintage

Calvert Woodley dinner with owner Helene Garcin-Leveque

2006 vintage

Was wanting to drink something a step above the Bordeaux I've been drinking lately so went with this lovely 10 year old Pomerol. Per the label, 78.3% Merlot and 21.7% CF. Plush, silky, and smooth with great complexity. blackberry, blueberry, dark chocolate, forest floor cigar box, caramel. I need to drink more Pomerol.

2015 vintage

Well together with good acidity and focus of flavors. Medium length and pleasant finish. Worked well with steak.

2006 vintage

Great wine! Great nose bit quite quickly evaporated

2006 vintage

Give this a good decant or better yet, open and then wait a day or two. Distinctively Pomerol. Beautiful roundness once it settles.

2006 vintage

Young yet - was a bit disjointed on opening, but grew in confidence over the next two nights. Tasty by the end.

2006 vintage

Oh boy this one was a stunner... Beautiful ripe berry nose. Deep, dark cherry fruit, tobacco, leather, Absolutely unbelievable texture, plush and velvety, yet balanced by a surprising acidity. It's generosity is the only hint that this is 25 years old, as it shows zero bricking and the tannins and the fruit are still strong. This can go on for decades.

2000 vintage

Decanted for two hours; do not think this wine is in its drinking window right now; smooth but needs more years

2015 vintage

Two hour double decant, followed by a two hour slow ox. Very very deep ruby color, with a hint of a rusty rim. Blueberry pudding, black cherry, thyme, and subtle mushroom and chocolate syrup. Smooth, dry palate. Firm, lower intensity tannins on the longish finish. This was better than I expected. There was a richness about it. It was served at a party at my house, with barbecue.

2015 vintage

Was pleased upon opening this second bottle, as I had the hunch my first bottle was very slightly flawed. Showing some light brick color and resolved tannins with dark fruit, early tertiary phase. This could go for another few years although I wouldn’t hold for 15+ years as some other reviews suggest as it is beginning to lose some of the structure.

2015 vintage

Full of plums, chocolate, espresso, flowers, black cherries, and plums in the nose, and on the concentrated palate, the wine is soft, lush, ripe, round, and ready to deliver its pleasures. Drink from 2025-2035.

2000 vintage

Hedonistic and lush with beautiful fruit, violets and savory secondary notes of leather and earth just starting to peak out. Drink or hold.

2015 vintage

Violets, lilacs, wild cherries, truffle, plum, and chocolate open the heady perfume. Concentrated, and rich on the palate, the wine is plush, and polished with gorgeous layers of fruit, and chocolate that linger. Drink from 2025-2050.

2015 vintage

Brought to a dinner party. Served with roasted lamb and baked chicken. Similar to my experience back in 2023….needs decanting and food, but this is singing currently.

2006 vintage

Zeer geconcentreerd. Bramen, rijpe kersen, zoethout of zoete drop, truffel iets kruidig op de achtergrond en mooie zachte nauwkeurige tannines. Voelt mooi zacht aan in de mond. Door de nauwkeurige tannines heeft de wijn voldoende spanning en lengte. Te jong maar nu al heerlijk en om mee weg te dromen! De 2020 vintage is een flinke stap omhoog tov de al prachtige 2015 (mijn rating 94) en 2016 (mijn rating 94) vintage. Tot slot; deze wijn is wat old fashioned …

2020 vintage

Really nice, but needs a long decant. Day one of drinking this wine, it was pretty disjointed, with oak and alcohol showing through badly. Integrated and improved a lot on days 2 and 3.

2015 vintage

Double decanted about an hour before regular wine group meeting. France theme with all wines served blind. After the slopped shoulder bottles this was the second Bordeaux shape to try. The bottle age with this one was noted by all, but the estimates were about half of the actual age. Just a pleasure to drink and am thinking it will hold for a while.

2000 vintage

Decant one hour, at peak. Drink now to 2028.

2006 vintage

Very tasty, really coming around nicely

2015 vintage

Fantastic. Everything you would expect from an 18 year old Pomerol.

2006 vintage

Tastes very much like a well aged Bordeaux. Rose hips, dark cherry cola, plums, beef and leather flavors. A perfect accompaniment to tonight's hearty home made beef stew. This is what old school/old style Pomerol is all about. The Clos d'Eglise website rates this vintage as 94.

2000 vintage

Beautiful dark garnet, almost no bricking. Looks like a young wine! On the nose, the glass offers dried leaves and something floral - perhaps faint rose. There is only a little bit of dried fruit left, secondary earthy flavors dominate including mild oak, leather, and rose hips. The finish features pleasant and grippy tannins. Medium body and acidity. Excellent with burgers. However, I recommend immediate consumption.

2000 vintage

Nice elegant nose. Lovely smooth texture, blue fruit tones. Ripe fresh fruit with fine tannins in the back ground. Somewhat linear oaky wine, Could be mistaken for a Napa red

2015 vintage

Wonderful. Silky with moderate fruit, balanced by earthy structure.

2015 vintage

Double decanted for regular wine group. Previous bottle had massive sediment. and lots of fine sediment. Left behind 2-3 ounces. Big help not having some of that fine sediment. Great showing for the wine outside on a warm day. Going strong, easily recognizable as wonderful wine on the nose, through the pallet but with secondary notes. Have two more and am not in a hurry.

2000 vintage

eep, dark garnet, nearly opaque in color. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blueberries & red plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes of violets, spices, herbs, tobacco, anise, dark cocoa & a hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, opulent, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, mulberries & cassis with spices, herbs, minerals, cocoa & a touch of oak/vanilla. Long lingering smooth …

2020 vintage

Way too young but wonderful now. Inky black/purple in color. Strong tears. Blackberry, blueberry on the nose, confirmed on the palate. Strong tannins this will run for a long time. Not sure when it’ll shut down but it is approachable now. Wonderful value Boudreaux.

2020 vintage

Very mellow by now, blackberry and plum on the nose, hint of cherry, same on the palate, still good acidity and structure, hint of leather and tobacco nice long finish

2006 vintage

Quite expressive and open for business, this beautiful Pomerol showed a layered texture with absolutely delicious dark red fruits and excellent floral lift. Just a joy to drink this now although it will last.

2000 vintage

I note the mixed reviews below, and I fall on the side that loved this. Served with ribeye. I agree first night (2 hour decant) this was very tight, with tanins and acidity dominating the fruit. Second night, served with pasta, this blossomed. Wonderfully fragrant and well balanced. Evolved from tart dark cherries to finishing ripe cherries and dark fruit, with graphite and dark earth background. Maybe 90+ first night, easily 95+ second night.

2006 vintage

An easy afternoon with close friends; Bordeaux 2015 (@ FD) : Beautiful bouquet, dark and red berries, beautifully dosed oak, bacon and a bit rustic. On the palate very juicy black berries like blackberries, beautiful acidity, a light touch of sweetness and round tannin with a good bite. Already delicious and a feast, but plenty of future. Fantastic wine!

2015 vintage

Genka Wine Fair (Divani Hotel) : 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot Bold black juicy flavours, a toich warm, smoke notes, cherry and currant notes. Palate with a juicier profile than expected, coffee and chocolate notes, 15% alc and it shows, the tannis are tight, leaner body than expected, austere, med to long finish Give it time

2020 vintage

Pop and pour! Absolutely delicious! No decant, but I will echo what’s been said: short life, drank bottle with 1.5 hours and the best was in the beginning. Medium body, fruits, dark. It paired perfectly with Camembert cheese, bagget, dry Italian salami. It was a wonderful experience. Drink or hold. Was it worth $100+ ? That’s relative. For me it absolutely was.

2015 vintage

When I opened I was excited, nice sweet bordeaux blend nose. 2 hours later the palate was weak. Don't get me wrong, it was decent. The merlot/cab franc is nice but.. thin. In this price range you expect more. It may be my palate, but give me a Nickel & Nickel state ranch cab for $20.00 less, or a high end Andrew Will blend, and you get way more bang for your money, richness, depth and better quality. I'm done …

2015 vintage

Bought on release. Plenty of dark fruit and coffee notes. Soft and silky. Nice balance. Touch of alcohol on the finish

2000 vintage

We paired this with Christmas dinner of roast beef tenderloin. I'd agree with a prior reviewer that it felt a bit disjointed. Tannins are still strong on the front end but the back end gives way to alcohol, making it feel out of whack. In the middle, however, were some very good flavors - plum, cassis, pine. Still enjoyable, but I'd like to try this one in a more well regarded vintage.

2006 vintage

Decanted half a bottle for Day 1. Drunk the remaining half bottle (resealed with Repour) on Day 3 without decanting. Both tasted the same but with a touch of alcohol showing on Day 3. Full body, beautiful color, beautiful nose, very concentrated, smooth tannin, very refined, drinking beautifully. It was a very decadent wine with lots of chocolate and mooca mixed in with fruits. This was my thought of a Pomerol should be.

2020 vintage

If I've ever had a Clos l'Eglise before, I don't remember it. I might have been missing out, as this is a stellar Pomerol. It's slick and dark-fruited like a black leather jacket but the velvety texture and slender figure display pure merlot elegance. Those deep, black fruits make up the front-end veneer but toss it around a little bit and it pops with an array of classic Pomerol plateau character spanning black truffles, botanicals, and just a little bit …

2020 vintage

Outstanding Merlot/Cabernet Franc (80/20% +/_) blend. In the glass, deep cherry/cranberry red color, which is nearly opaque. Aromas of blackberries, plums, leather and hint of tobacco. On the palate, lovely concentration of fruit flavors providing a medium to full bodied mouth feel. Good acidic balance with pleasant smooth finish. A lovely wine.

2006 vintage

2hr decant at cellar temp. This wine did not pair well with steak. Oak is still present on the nose, but the fruit is muted. Acid is high. Overall this felt a bit disjointed. It was ok, but would I guess this was aged Bordeaux if served blind? No.

2006 vintage

Good concentration but the fruit is a bit shy of full phenolic ripeness. Good structure and balance. Needs a good 3 hour decanting to come alive. Was better the second night.

2006 vintage

The 2000 Clos L'église was the poster child for the importance of decanting wines in their prime. For sience I drank this wine over 2 days. The first day I poured half the bottle in a decanter and placed the wine with a vacuum cap straight in the fridge. For the first hour the wine was closed and very barnyard-y which concerned me but I pressed on. After an hour or so the wine really opened up and revealed a …

2000 vintage

Slightly disjointed from the bottle; poured into a decanter for 20 minutes and it was singing. Reflects a deep ruby core with garnet edges. Red currants, savory plums, leafy tobacco, shoe leather, rich espresso, and red rocks infused in loamy soil. Structure is well intact with tannins, oak, and acid almost fully integrated. Nice balance, emerging complexity, intense flavors, and a long ending. Enjoyed with grilled lamb chops, asparagus, and rosemary garlic new potatoes. Drink through 2028.

2006 vintage

4th of 12. Pop and pour, exuberant, ripe, dark and delicious. Semi Napa clearly warm vintage. Medium length, possibly a bit short, like life.

2015 vintage

Picked up this bottle from Total Wines, 1hr decant, drank half of the bottle over 2hrs period, giving the wine good enough time in the glass as well. Color is medium red, as expected from primarily Merlot blend. Close to 8 years but still lots of color. On the nose, I got mostly fruits, nice black fruits and hints of casis, nothing more (for now). I don't drink a lot of Pomerol(s) so take my score of 92 with a …

2015 vintage

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