Climens - Barsac 2001 Guizhou The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb

The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard is a wonderful wine on its own merit

and sweet fruit

and loads of sweet raspberry

This is an exercise in harmony and grace and while it should be approachable after only 6 to 8 years

Climens - Barsac 2001 Guizhou The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon HerbThe Climens 2001 has always possessed a deliriously complex and intense bouquet that is beautifully defined: dried quince and marmalade, honeycomb and antique furniture. There is an inchoate, resinous element that will surely surface over the next decade or so. This is a bouquet that demands attention and in this blind tasting, sticks out from the crowd, a sui generis. Since I last tasted it, the palate has opened up and is beginning to pump on all