Clos L'Eglise (Pomerol) Vintage:2008 Aged for 20 months in

Aged for 20 months in 55% new oak

(from three separate plantings that have an average vine age of ~35 years)

the edges are softening to a russet colour and the cigar-box edge is apparent

textured and beautifully balanced

with honeyed impingement both aromatically and on the palate reinforcing the sense of relative opacity and rounded richness that the other Graachers in this year s collection displayed

Clos L'Eglise (Pomerol) Vintage:2008 Aged for 20 months inMossy aromas plus baked cherry and a touch of graphite lovely classic claret aromas without any hint of austerity this is generous, fleshy and fragrant. Long and floral on the finish still full of life and energy. (RH)