l'Eglise Clinet 1985 750ml

L'Église-Clinet is a tiny Pomerol estate with old vines, and its 1985 was among the early successes after Denis Durantou took charge in the early 1980s, beginning the run that made it one of the appellation's stars. Wine Advocate called it "a superstar of the vintage," noting a color far less evolved than most 1985s. Sweet cranberry, black cherry and blackberry fruit mingle with mineral, steely and cedar notes, while Wine Spectator added exotic fruit, chocolate, tobacco and earth over velvety tannins. Rich, pure and full-bodied, it has aged at a slow pace and is now in a lovely mature window.