Clos du Clocher 2025 Pomerol - OWC6

Antonio Galloni, Vinous
93-96 punten
The 2025 Clos du Clocher is fabulous. In fact, the 2025 is one of the best vintages I have tasted of late. Clos du Clocher impresses with its energy and vibrancy. Red/purplish fruit, blood orange, mocha, espresso and exotic spice soar from the glass. The blend is 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc, much of it from older vines that confer notable dimension. Brisk saline notes explode on the close.

Neal Martin, Vinous
93-96 punten
The 2025 Clos du Clocher was picked from September 4 with the young Merlot and matured in 56% new oak. This has quite an intense and slightly more opulent bouquet compared to, say, the Clinet that I tasted directly prior to my visit. Yet the fruit here is pleasingly pure and focused: blueberry and raspberry fruit, iodine and pressed violets. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, quite dense and powerful for a Clos du Clocher though the silver thread of acidity and underlying fine tannins means that there is no excess. Gentle but insistent grip, a little granular in texture towards the structured finish, do not be afraid to cellar this Pomerol for a few years if you wish. Impressive, but be patient and broach its sibling Bonalgue as you wait for this to mature. 13.4% alcohol.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
96 punten
Packed full of muscular tannins, each strand feeling luscious and silky, deep intense fruit, this is Pomerol at its heart, black chocolate, cocoa bean, olive tapenade, red rose petals, creamy blueberry fruits. Harvest finished here on September 23, started September 4. A little less Cabernet Franc than in some years, simply a reflection of the yield of the berries. Jean-Baptiste Bourotte once again making one of the wines of the vintage in Pomerol.

Decanter
96 punten
A great Pomerol in the making. Really floral and so perfumed with violets and iris notes. Heady aromatics, so intense and concentrated yet so precise and clean too with really delineated scents. Juicy and bright with strawberry and red cherry, the acidity up front while the fine tannins gently coat the sides of the mouth in a chalky powderiness. Grippy with volume and a lot of tannins but they're so well handled and will soften and round over ageing. Serious but lots to like here - I really like the brightness. Salivating, salty, clean and focused. 3.54pH. 91 IPT. A yield of 32hl/ha. Ageing 58% new oak, 33% one-year-old barrels, 10% small vats and wine globes

Jeb Dunnuck
95-97 punten
A Merlot-heavy blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 18 months in 56% new French oak, the 2025 Clos Du Clocher comes from a château that deserves more attention in the market today. The wine has a brilliant nose of juicy red and blue fruits with notable complexity in its spicy wood, flowers, and graphite-like nuances. On the palate, it's rich and medium to full-bodied, with a focused, elegant mouthfeel, wonderfully polished tannins, and a great finish. Checking in at 13.3% alcohol with a pH of 3.54, it stays in the focused, elegant style of the vintage and is beautifully done.

The Wine Cellar Insider
94-96 punten
If the cherries, black raspberries, and wet-earth notes in the perfume do not get you going, the intense floral aromatics promise to capture your attention. The palate is silky, vibrant, and fresh. There is lift and refinement to all the sweet red berries and pit fruits. The finish is refined, long, and lifted, leaving you with recurring impressions of supple-textured fruits, cocoa, and freshness on your palate. Give it a year or two in the bottle before pulling a cork, and enjoy it with pleasure for the next 20-25 or more years easily. Harvesting took place September 4 - September 23. The wine blends 78% Merlot with 22% Cabernet Franc. 13.3% ABV. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2029-2055.

Jame Suckling
93-94 punten
This has a silky expression and delicate fruit, with some firm tannins in the background that contradict the rest.