2010 La Clotte
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The 2010 has held up a little better than the 2009, tighter, more tannic, with austere black fruits and the pumice stone scrape of limestone unmistakable. Still pretty ready to drink, but it has a good decade or more ahead of it. Owner Nelly Moulierac
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The wine is lush, succulent, and a hedonist's dream, as the fruit is ripe, fleshy and displays plenty of red and black nuances along with hints of spice box and Christmas fruitcake. It is a medium to full-bodied, unpretentious wine that satisfies the palate, pleases the olfactory senses, and lingers in the mouth. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. Consistently one of the most seductive wines made in just about every good vintage in St.-Emilion, yields at La Clotte were low in 2010 (29 hectoliters per hectare), and the final blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc boasts 14% natural alcohol.
La Clotte from limestone, sand and clay terroir, this is the first vintage that the owner included Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend which consists of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and the remainder, Cabernet Sauvignon. Licorice, minerality, chocolate mint and plum aromas with soft textures, medium/full bodied and a fresh black cherry finish. Due to its high quality, great style and low price, this wine is often purchased by many of St. Emilion?s most famous wine makers.winecellarinsider.com
About the producer
Ch. la Clotte is one of the Vauthier estates – along with Ch. Ausone. Classified as a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, the estate comprises four hectares of 50-year-old vines on terraced vineyards on the famous limestone plateau.