2019 Château La Clotte Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

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Country | France |
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Appellation | |
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Vintage | 2019 |
Grape | , , |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
Drink window | 2023 - 2040 |
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Description
Owned by the Vauthier family (Ch. Ausone) since 2014, this cru comprises a very small vineyard of 3.5 hectares and cellars carved out of the limestone rock of St. Emilion. It boasts a magnificent piece of predominantly clay-limestone terroir, located right next to Ch. Pavie Macquin in the centre of St. Emilion. Yields are kept very low (30hl/ha) and, as with Ch. Ausone, maturation is done in 85% new oak.
The La Clotte 2019 is mainly composed of Merlot supplemented with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The La Clotte has a perfumed and more floral nose than its peers, very well integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very pure black fruit interspersed with cedar and lots of freshness, full of lively black and blue fruit layers, with a long finish with great purity.
Specifications
Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint-Emilion |
Winery | Chateau La Clotte |
Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2019 |
Drinking as of | 2023 |
Drinking till | 2040 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 94 |
James Suckling rating | 94 |
Vinous rating | 95 |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93+
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2025 - 2050
From a small, four-hectare vineyard that the Vauthier family acquired in 2014, the 2019 La Clotte offers up inviting aromas of wild blueberries, licorice, coniferous forest floor and sweet spices. Medium to full-bodied, bright and concentrated, it's tightly wound, with lively acids and chalky tannins. This is a promising effort from an estate in the ascendant.
Published: Apr 07, 2022
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James Suckling
CHÂTEAU LA CLOTTE ST.-EMILION 2018
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Country : France
Region : Bordeaux
Vintage : 2018
Score : 93-94
A tight and firm red with dark berries and wet earth. Medium-bodied, racy and bright. Shows tension and structure for the vintage.
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Vinous
93+
Drinking Window
2029 - 2049
From: 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022)
The 2019 La Clotte opens with strong Cabernet notes of mocha, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and crushed leaves. Savory and potent, with terrific depth, La Clotte is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine. It doesn’t quite offer the immediacy of some recent vintages, but this is the sort of wine that blossoms only with a number of years in the cellar.
- By Antonio Galloni on January 2022
95
Drinking Window
2025 - 2048
From: Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022)
The 2019 La Clotte was picked from September 27 to October 7. It has a complex bouquet of detailed red berry fruit, wild hedgerow, crushed stone and wilted rose petal aromas, engaging and (for the vintage) understated. The palate is medium-bodied, ripe and beautifully poised, with pliant tannins and a judicious touch of spice. This builds wonderfully in the mouth and feels elegant and refined, almost Burgundian on the finish. Wonderful.
- By Neal Martin on December 2021
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With just 4 hectares, this property has a very long history that takes us back to the 16th century and the illustrious de Grailly family. La Clotte is also marked by its geography, that of a building leaning against the side of a cliff and concealing deep labyrinths. This feature gave it its name, La Clotte, meaning a small troglodyte habitat in Gascon patois. From the outside, this Château is distinguished by its neo-Gothic turret and its two lime trees, standing proudly in front of the house.
HAUTE-COUTURE WINE
Located behind the southern ramparts of the village of Saint-Émilion, this very old vineyard is formed of a patchwork of compact terraces resting on limestone plateaux and a clay-limestone slope. With a planting density of 6000 vines per hectare, the fifty-year-old vines enjoy southern exposure and are sheltered from the prevailing winds. Since it was bought in 2014, significant investment has been made in the cellar and vineyard. Based on plot selection, the wine of La Clotte is the result of manual harvesting, meticulous sorting of the harvest, gravity-flow grape reception, manual punching down and then submerged-cap maceration in stainless-steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation in oak is followed by around 18 months’ ageing in new barrels. The blend contains a large majority of Merlot, around 85%, complemented by Cabernet Franc.
Beyond the vintage effect, it is a rare wine due to the size of the vineyard and haute couture through its ability to combine elegant tannins with the voluptuous character that is so typical of Saint-Émilion. La Clotte produces wines with long ageing potential.
Owned by the Vauthier family (Ch. Ausone) since 2014, this cru comprises a very small vineyard of 3.5 hectares and cellars carved out of the limestone rock of St. Emilion. It boasts a magnificent piece of predominantly clay-limestone terroir, located right next to Ch. Pavie Macquin in the centre of St. Emilion. Yields are kept very low (30hl/ha) and, as with Ch. Ausone, maturation is done in 85% new oak.
The La Clotte 2019 is mainly composed of Merlot supplemented with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The La Clotte has a perfumed and more floral nose than its peers, very well integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very pure black fruit interspersed with cedar and lots of freshness, full of lively black and blue fruit layers, with a long finish with great purity.
Type of Wine | Red |
---|---|
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint-Emilion |
Winery | Chateau La Clotte |
Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2019 |
Drinking as of | 2023 |
Drinking till | 2040 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 94 |
James Suckling rating | 94 |
Vinous rating | 95 |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93+
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2025 - 2050
From a small, four-hectare vineyard that the Vauthier family acquired in 2014, the 2019 La Clotte offers up inviting aromas of wild blueberries, licorice, coniferous forest floor and sweet spices. Medium to full-bodied, bright and concentrated, it's tightly wound, with lively acids and chalky tannins. This is a promising effort from an estate in the ascendant.
Published: Apr 07, 2022
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
CHÂTEAU LA CLOTTE ST.-EMILION 2018
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Country : France
Region : Bordeaux
Vintage : 2018
Score : 93-94
A tight and firm red with dark berries and wet earth. Medium-bodied, racy and bright. Shows tension and structure for the vintage.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
93+
Drinking Window
2029 - 2049
From: 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022)
The 2019 La Clotte opens with strong Cabernet notes of mocha, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and crushed leaves. Savory and potent, with terrific depth, La Clotte is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine. It doesn’t quite offer the immediacy of some recent vintages, but this is the sort of wine that blossoms only with a number of years in the cellar.
- By Antonio Galloni on January 2022
95
Drinking Window
2025 - 2048
From: Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022)
The 2019 La Clotte was picked from September 27 to October 7. It has a complex bouquet of detailed red berry fruit, wild hedgerow, crushed stone and wilted rose petal aromas, engaging and (for the vintage) understated. The palate is medium-bodied, ripe and beautifully poised, with pliant tannins and a judicious touch of spice. This builds wonderfully in the mouth and feels elegant and refined, almost Burgundian on the finish. Wonderful.
- By Neal Martin on December 2021
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With just 4 hectares, this property has a very long history that takes us back to the 16th century and the illustrious de Grailly family. La Clotte is also marked by its geography, that of a building leaning against the side of a cliff and concealing deep labyrinths. This feature gave it its name, La Clotte, meaning a small troglodyte habitat in Gascon patois. From the outside, this Château is distinguished by its neo-Gothic turret and its two lime trees, standing proudly in front of the house.
HAUTE-COUTURE WINE
Located behind the southern ramparts of the village of Saint-Émilion, this very old vineyard is formed of a patchwork of compact terraces resting on limestone plateaux and a clay-limestone slope. With a planting density of 6000 vines per hectare, the fifty-year-old vines enjoy southern exposure and are sheltered from the prevailing winds. Since it was bought in 2014, significant investment has been made in the cellar and vineyard. Based on plot selection, the wine of La Clotte is the result of manual harvesting, meticulous sorting of the harvest, gravity-flow grape reception, manual punching down and then submerged-cap maceration in stainless-steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation in oak is followed by around 18 months’ ageing in new barrels. The blend contains a large majority of Merlot, around 85%, complemented by Cabernet Franc.
Beyond the vintage effect, it is a rare wine due to the size of the vineyard and haute couture through its ability to combine elegant tannins with the voluptuous character that is so typical of Saint-Émilion. La Clotte produces wines with long ageing potential.