Clarendelle Inspired by Haut-Brion Bordeaux (375ML half-bottle) 2014
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Wilfred
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James
Suckling
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: As a wine taster, my journey to find the best wines of any given category can be long and winding. Wines labeled Bordeaux are incredibly numerous making a search for them difficult. The 2014 Clarendelle by Haut-Brion was almost a no-brainer; this wine is solid. TASTING NOTES: Make no mistake with this wine, this is a Bordeaux rouge. Its black fruit, slight earthiness, and a hint of leather point to this AOC's direction. Put a juicy ribeye on the grill and enjoy. (Tasted: May 11, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
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James Suckling
Love the aromas of plums and brambleberries. Medium body, soft and silky tannins and a fresh finish. Deliciously soft and fresh. A solid Bordeaux for the money. Drink now.
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Clarendelle, Inspired by Haut-Brion is created by Prince Robert de Luxembourg and named in honour of Mr Clarence Dillon, his great-grandfather, who acquired Château Haut-Brion in 1935.
A member of the eminent Domaine Clarence Dillon family of wines (Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion & Quintus), the style of the Clarendelle wines is dictated by an expression of the Bordeaux terroir which aims to produce subtle elegance in age-worthy wines.
Every year, we revisit the blends in order to reflect only the finest parcels of wine in each individual vintage resulting from long-term partnerships with local winegrowers, attentive to environmental issues. The red wines come primarily from the Saint-Émilion the Haut-Medoc, and the Pessac-Leognan regions (including the Domaine Clarence Dillon estates). The white wines come mainly from the Graves region (including Pessac-Leognan). Like the Haut-Brion wines, Clarendelle offers its assurance by representing an uncompromising quality and consistency with every vintage. We ensure proper aging of our wines in state-of-the-art, eco-friendly wine storage facilities that allow for the ideal aging conditions. This guarantees that our wines reveal their natural refinement and elegance over time.
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.