94/100
Vinous
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93-95/100
Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing
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93/100
James Suckling
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93/100
Terre de Vins
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93/100
The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve
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92-93/100
Bettane & Desseauve
"The most successful of recent vintages - La RVF "
"The nose is marked by black cherry, licorice, flowers and truffle. The wine is medium-bodied, with a lush, polished, silky and fresh palate that perfectly suits all its ripe, pure and energetic red fruits and spices. This wine really came into its own during barrel ageing. In fact, it's on par with older vintages from the '40s and '50s." (Jeff Leve 2021) - Delivery in wooden case possible for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected)
Features
Estate
Clos René
Vintage
2020
Designation
Pomerol
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec
Terroirs
Sandy-gravel soil on a subsoil of iron dross, vines around 35 years old.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Partly manual
Winemaking
Traditional in temperature-controlled cement vats
Breeding
18 months in oak barrels (30% new)
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Purple colour with ruby tints, beautiful brilliance
Nose
Fine red fruit, floral scents of fresh roses and violets, enhanced by notes of white pepper.
Mouth
Lots of freshness on the attack, good volume, racy tannic structure, juicy aromas of black cherry, blackberry, violet, long, flavorful finish with vanilla.
Serve
AT 17-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2045
Production
80,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with duck parmentier, lasagne bolognaise, baked Mont d'Or...
Clos René
Pomerol
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 92-93/100
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol wine syndicate, also owns Clos René. This estate is located on a 12-hectare sandy-clay terroir, with iron dross in the subsoil. Discreet and elegant, it always proves its worth with age, as the 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Malbec assert themselves and add complexity over the years. Seemingly puny in its youth, clos-rené evolves with distinction and its tannin becomes slender and refined. A bargain for lovers of fine wines. Cellar for at least ten years.
Decanter
Area rated Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Jean-Marie Garde farms two neighbouring Pomerol crus, with similar terroir and grape varieties (and an original presence of Malbec): Clos René, an old family estate known in the 18th century as "Reney", and Moulinet-Lasserre, complemented by a Lalande vineyard (La Mission).
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Vinous A. Galloni
Wine rated (guide 2023) 94/100
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
About the wine:
Clos René 2020 has become a powerful, structured wine, much more so than it was in barrel. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, leather and licorice are all amplified. This deep, powerful Pomerol needs time to mellow, that's for sure. 2025-2040
James Suckling
Wine rated (guide 2023) 93/100
About the wine:
Beautiful aromas of blackberry with a hint of fresh mushroom and wild flowers. Full-bodied with fine tannins that give the wine concentration and structure. Fresh and vibrant on the finish. Very fine structure here. Very typical. Try after 2027.
Terre de Vins
Wine rated (guide 2021) 93/100
About the wine:
Beautiful, full-bodied fruit, straightforward, immediately likeable, ripe without excess, with well-integrated breeding. Good density on the palate, fleshy, digestible and marked by fine bitters.
The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve
Wine rated (guide 2023) 93/100
About the wine:
The nose is marked by black cherry, licorice, flowers and truffle. The wine is medium-bodied, with a lush, polished, silky and fresh palate that perfectly suits all its ripe, pure and energetic red fruits and spices. This wine really came into its own during barrel ageing. In fact, it's on a par with older vintages from the 40s and 50s. Drink between 2024 and 2045.
Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing
Rated wine (guide 2021) 93-95/100
About the wine:
Beautiful nose of graphite, liquorice, slightly smoky and fresh. Elegantly full-bodied, mellow and well-placed on the palate, with volume and, above all, freshness. Beautiful tannins, structuring without being firm. Good potential for a property that validates the efforts of previous years.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.8/5
out of 6 reviews
Note and review by M. JEAN W. Published on 13/03/2025
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