2023 Guillot Clauzel
Buying options
Tasting notes
A blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc from a parcel just beside Le Pin with more gravelly soils on top of limestone, the 2023 Château Guillot-Clauzel was aged 18 months in 30% new oak. Its deep ruby hue is followed by a beautiful perfume of ripe black cherries, plums, gravelly earth, and violets. It's ripe, medium to full-bodied, round, and expressive on the palate, with a ripe, sexy, opulent style in the vintage. It's undeniably delicious and has another 20 years of prime drinking. There are 500 cases produced. Drink 2026-2045.
Critic scores
Average Score
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
James Suckling
More reviews and scores
The 2023 Guillot-Clauzel is just as beautiful as it was en primeur . In recent years, Guillaume Thienpont has done a terrific job in exalting the fruit here while also dialing back extractions and oak. Those changes yield a very friendly, open-knit Pomerol that is incredibly charming. Hints of blue-toned fruit, lavender and spice resonate on the close.
The 2023 Château Guillot-Clauzel is based on 83% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 33% new oak, from two hectares of vines planted in gravelly, clay soils just across the street from Le Pin. It has a pretty perfume of mostly red fruits, leafy tobacco, spice, and flowers, as well as medium-bodied richness and depth on the palate. A beautifully balanced, elegant 2023 with good ripeness, fine tannins, and nicely integrated acidity, it should easily be an outstanding wine.
About the producer
This small estate, just a stone’s throw from Le Pin, is one of the most exciting addresses in Pomerol. Ch. Guillot-Clauzel produces an elegant style of Pomerol and, with Guillaume Thienpont running the property in 2018, it is one you’ll want to keep an eye on.