Château Clarisse « Vieilles Vignes », Puisseguin Saint Emilion

2020 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes

2020 – Château Clarisse « Vieilles Vignes »

La Cuvée Vieilles Vignes de Château Clarisse souligne le potentiel qualitatif de cette propriété. Les nuances crayeuses, accompagnées de notes de cerises et de sureau mettent lumière la complexité du bouquet. De bonne densité, le vin est soutenu par des tannins soyeux et légèrement suaves qui sont en phase avec la tension de la structure acide. Le vin s’en retrouve frais, sapide, vif et persistant. Une belle réussite !

Medium-bodied, sweet, red, fleshy fruits with a floral edge and a vibrant, fruit and chocolate-filled, creamy, finish. Drink from 2023-2036.

Tasted by: Georgina Hindle

Drinking Window: 2024 – 2035

A striking and fully aromatic nose with ripe black fruits and floral scents. Smooth and streamlined on the palate, well balanced acidity gives a thrilling, almost sour touch to the red berry fruit with blackcurrant accents while the just-grippy tannins give the structure and weight. Sleek but full of detail and nuance, the fruit feels well worked with supportive tannins that don’t obstruct. Lots to like here, especially the well-judged succulence overall. Lifted, bright, vibrant, juicy and fun while also having power, concentration and length. A great buy. Two parcels of 75-year-old Merlot go into this wine. Julien Viaud consultant.

Château Clarisse Cuvée Vieilles Vignes  (Puisseguin-St. Émilion)              92

Sweet black plums, black cherries, chocolate, espresso, and licorice on the nose, are also found on the fresh, forward, chalky palate. Drink from 2025-2034.

Couleur noire, aux reflets pourpres. Nez intense, fin, au fruité mûr. Touches de menthe, de cerise noire à l’agitation. Moelleux à l’attaque, plein en milieu de bouche, très savoureux, ce vin glisse jusqu’en finale, sur des tannins enveloppés et une bonne persistance aromatique. C’est très bon. 

Il a du fond et un bon tannin finement épicé, la finale est aujourd’hui dominée par le bois, mais la matière revient derrière. Il ne devrait pas décevoir une fois mis en bouteille.

Bettane+Desseauve

2014 – Château Clarisse « Vieilles Vignes »

Rather fruity and sumptuous. Real attack and lift. Interest and some depth though it’s definitely not more than medium bodied.

Note: 16/20

Features a sappy edge, with blueberry and plum paste notes studded with anise and fruitcake accents, kept lively with a good bramble detail on the finish. A small property where Stéphane Derenoncourt consults; worth keeping an eye on.

Note: 89-92

Very good colour, lovely fragrance on the nose and more length than Clarisse on the palate, quite rich and succulent yet totally balanced, the aroma is so good that the palate just flows afterwards with ripeness, lift and fragrance, a beautifully made wine, very expressive of its vineyard.

Note: 16.75/20

Note: 90

Made from vines that average 65 years of age, produced a wine packed with rich, lush, ripe, sweet fruits, supple, soft, elegant textures and a long, sweet, fruit filled finish. This will drink well on release and can age too.

Note: 89-90

An intense blackcurrant-and-green-pepper nose – but sweet, like some kind of weird Fat-Duck-style bonbon. Big, ripe cassis fruit on the palate, cocooned in sooty tannins. Dry, firm but reasonably trestrained tannic structure. Sandalwoo and freshly planed pine. Full-bodied but has kept its focus.

2017 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes

2018 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes

2018 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes

Inky dark core with a purple hue. Fine toast and smoke with aromas of ripe blackberry, cassis and some meaty notes. Polished and dense palate, modern and glossy with a fine vein of freshly, crushed dark berries, some meaty and spicy notes leading to a long finish.

Note: 93

Lovely nose, aromatic and expressive. Really enjoyable texture here, everything feels nicely balanced and packaged with bright black fruit flavours combined with acidity and freshness. Tannins are fine but relatively present in the mouth, giving a softly round structure to the palate. Lovely.

Note: 91

2019 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes

2019 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes

Note: 92

2018 – Château Clarisse, Vieille Vignes

2017 – Château Clarisse, Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion, Vieilles Vignes

2022 – Château Clarisse, Vieilles Vignes