Barsac 1er cru classé  2006

CHÂTEAU CLIMENS

Barsac 1er cru classé
2006

$159.00

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
10850068
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Signature
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$138.29
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Barsac
Classification
1er cru classé
Varietal(s)
Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Colour
White
Sugar
Sweet
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

History The history of this château began in the sixteenth century with the family, Roborel Climens, owner of the château, who has developed the vineyard. Thereafter, five families had succeeded each others at Climens. With all the application and selection, displayed by the various Climens’s owners, the wine has become, in the classification of 1855, premier cru of Barsac. Since 1974, the Lurtons have owned the Château Climens. Called the "Yquem of Barsac" or the "Lord of Barsac", the...

See the CHÂTEAU CLIMENS detail page for more information on this brand

Product notes

History
The history of this château began in the sixteenth century with the family Roborel de Climens, owner of the château, who has developed the vineyard. Thereafter, five families had succeeded each others at Climens. With all the application and selection, displayed by the various Climens’s owners, the wine has become, in the classification of 1855, premier cru of Barsac. Since 1971, the Lurtons have owned the Château Climens. Called the Lord of Barsac, the first wine of Chateau Climens is a wine of pleasure. In 1992, Berenice Lurton took over the reins of the field.

Terroir
Château Climens is truly incomparable. Ironically for some, Climens means unfertile or poor land in Celtic. Fortunately for those in the know, the prodigious vine is capable of transforming apparently undesirable soils into the most outstanding wine terroirs! Situated on the highest point of the Barsac appellation, the vines stretch over 30 hectares around the château, in one continuous vineyard. The red soil, dotted with pebbles is made up of a thin layer of clayey, ferruginous sand on a substratum of fissured starfish limestone. The combinaison of these soils and the slope provide excellent natural drainage.

Production notes

The vinification is carried out in small batches in 35 to 45% seasoned French oak barrels. The must is fermented in barrels. The ageing lasts 22 months.

Tasting notes

The aromatic range captivates us with its touches of golden yellow fruits, honey and roasted apricot. On the palate, the texture is amazingly smooth and exceptionally balanced.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 96 points -

February 2013 (Vintage 2010)

Attractive nose with hazelnuts, vanilla and apricot. Lots of dried orange peel and honey in this excellent sweet wine. Dense and very sweet on the palate with bright acidity and wonderful purity of fruit. Soft, well-balanced and very elegant long finish. Medium sweetness. Intense botrytis spice on finish.

See detailed press review