Château Climens 2006

Château Climens 2006 — Barsac Premier Cru Classé

This Château Climens 2006 offers a noble, dense and refined expression of Barsac. Made exclusively from Sémillon, it embodies the singular style of Climens: deep sweetness, great aromatic precision, limestone freshness and the luminous elegance that distinguishes the finest sweet wines of Barsac.

The 2006 vintage, shaped by a delicate and highly selective harvest, gives here a rich, concentrated and still very lively wine. Honey, quince, marmalade, apricot, candied citrus, sweet spices and floral notes compose a Barsac that is ample, creamy and tense, now entering a phase of beautiful complexity.

Terroir: Barsac, limestone and the precision of Sémillon

Château Climens is one of the historic great names of Barsac. Its limestone soils give the wines a particular freshness, a saline sensation and a tension that naturally balance the richness of botrytis. This limestone architecture allows the sweetness to remain pure, precise and never heavy.

The 2006 harvest was carried out in four successive selective pickings, from 13 September to 5 October, in order to select grapes affected by noble rot at the right level of concentration. With 156.2 g/L of residual sugar, the wine offers remarkable richness, supported by freshness that lengthens the finish and refines the overall balance.

Tasting notes

Expression of the 2006 vintage

The 2006 vintage gives Climens a denser and creamier expression than some more airy vintages, yet always balanced by the freshness that defines Barsac. Today, the wine is beginning to reveal a very seductive mature complexity, between candied fruits, honey, citrus, spice, wax and lightly toasted notes. It can be served now at around 10 to 12°C, while still retaining fine ageing potential.