When Robert Parker calls a wine sexy you know that you are in for a real treat.

La Clotte 2008 is perfectly poised. On the one hand it has power and intensity, on the other it is elegant and fresh. A real fruit bomb, packed with luscious, concentrated sweet fruits and drinking beautifully now, with so much more promise to come – if you can hold off that long!

"A sexy St.-Emilion with more concentration and density than usual (yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare), the 2008 La Clotte represents a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that came in at 13.7% natural alcohol. Its strong perfume reveals scents of black fruits and forest floor, with plenty of glycerin as well as an impression of sweetness from the higher than normal alcohol and ripe fruit. The vintage’s freshness (from higher acids than normal) combined with ripe tannins result in a singular style with full-bodied power and richness yet nuance and delicacy. This will be a crowd-pleasing, quasi-St.-Emilion fruit bomb to enjoy over the next 12-14 years." eRobertParker.com (April 2009)

“...this property has been on a strong run for several years...La Clotte is under most consumers’ radar, and the tiny production of 1,200 plus cases makes it difficult to find.” eRobertParker.com