Clarence Dillon Wines
Clarendelle Amberwine
2015
About this winery
Clarence Dillon Wines is one of Bordeaux's leading fine wine merchants and the creator and exclusive seller of Bordeaux's first super premium brand: Clarendelle, inspired by Haut-Brion. Since its creation in 2005, Clarence Dillon Wines has been active as a wine merchant and represents more than 100 of the most prestigious estates in Bordeaux. Sold as en primeur or deliverable wines, the wines marketed by Clarence Dillon Wines come in great majority directly from the Châteaux. The wines are...
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Product notes
Ideal weather during the growing season was conducive to the quick and widespread development of Botrytis cinerea, and the harvest in Monbazillac was of superb quality. This was largely thanks to even flowering, a little rain in early August that brought on ripening after a dry period, and cool mornings in September accompanied by patches of fog.
Tasting notes
2015 Amberwine is made from raisined and botrytised organically-grown grapes. The wine has a bright golden-yellow colour. The combination of two types of grapes accounts for the wonderful complexity on both the nose and palate. The bouquet is subtle and intense, with hints of candied fruit and citron. The palate is full-bodied and soft, with a fine balance between sugar and acidity. There are wonderful honey, white peach, and apricot flavours. This 2015 is a golden vintage, one of the best of the past decade!