2019 Chateau L'Eglise-Clinet 'La Petite Eglise' Pomerol France

Less than 1 mile away from world-renowned Château Petrus, you’ll find Chateau L'Eglise Clinet, a cult winery that has been around for almost 220 years. 

The story started when Jean Rouchut bought some vineyards in the Pomerol appellation back in 1803. But it was some decades later, that the winery started to gain reputation and popularity. Today, this estate is run by Denis Durantou. He contributed to enormous changes and improvements in the vineyard and the cellar and he equipped the winemaking area with state-of-the-art technology. Today, this legendary winery is considered one of the very best Pomerol estates in the world. La Petite Eglise is L'Eglise's stunning second label. 

“One of Pomerol's greatest estates, the bulk of L'Eglise Clinet's holdings are located around the winery itself, opposite Château Clinet, complemented by two small parcels, one by the church and another next to the château of La Fleur-Pétrus. The oldest vines date back to 1919, and the late Denis Durantou—whose swan-song vintage the wines reviewed here represent—was a great believer in the importance of high-quality vine genetics and propagating his own massal selections to replant here.”~RP 

2019 was a great year for Pomerol. Vinous Media blessed this vintage with a 96-point review.