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Clos Saint Martin 2001

Tasting Notes

One of St.-Emilion’s tiniest vineyards, Clos St.-Martin’s micro-production should be snapped up should readers see a bottle on retailers’ shelves. Like its 2000 and 1998 siblings, the 2001 is a candidate for “wine of the vintage.” It offers a wonderful crushed stone-like minerality intermixed with a liqueur of raspberries, blackberries, and even a hint of blueberries. The wood is well-concealed beneath lavish concentration, great stature and palate presence, and a full-bodied, layered, noticeably tannic finish. This fabulous effort is another example of a 2001 right bank that is not far off the pace of their prodigious 2000. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.

93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (153), June 2004
89/93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (146), April 2003

The complex 2001 Clos St.-Martin offers up a concoction of black fruits intermixed with liquified minerals. The showy aromatics are followed by a structured, medium-bodied St.-Emilion with impressive purity, texture, and length. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2017.

89/91+
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (140), April 2002
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