1949 Climens
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One of the greatest sweet white Bordeaux to pass my lips, the 1949 Climens offers up a profound bouquet of confit citrus, tropical fruits, yellow apple, honeysuckle, warm biscuits and mandarin orange. Full-bodied, deep and seamless, it's impeccably balanced, with immense concentration without weight, racy acids and a long, perfumed finish. This magical Barsac will see out a century in style.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Lovely wine at its peak. Lots of impact. Very sweet with strong hints of orange peel, marzipan and lemons. Big and sweet while being clean and fresh. Edge of mahogany in both colour and, somehow, flavour. Very impressive indeed. Another wine with an amazingly long drinking window. 19 Jun 2004 (JR)
About the producer

Château Climens is one of Sauternes-Barsac’s leading producers of sweet wine. Classified as a Premier Cru or First Growth in 1855 it sits alongside just 10 other Premier Cru estates in Sauternes, only bettered by Ch. d’Yquem, which was granted its own elite classification of Premier Cru Supérieur.