Critic Ratings & Tasting Notes
Jeff Leve – The Wine Cellar Insider (97/100)
“It takes no time to see the greatness in this wine. Just pull the cork and discover the wealth of flowers, truffles, licorice, black plums and cherry liqueur. Rich, full, deep, opulent, silky and sensuous, the wine coats your palate with layers of plummy fruit, wet earth, and dark chocolate. And the best part is the wine lingers on your palate, o you get to enjoy all of its sensations 2 or 3 times before the wine is gone from your palate and you need another sip. This is the finest vintage of Feytit Clinet ever produced! Great job, Jeremy! Drink from 2025-2050.”
James Suckling (97/100)
“Rich and layered red with black olive and walnut on the nose, as well as blackberry. Full-bodied and powerful with superb depth and richness. Walnut and chocolate, too. Opulent, yet fresh. Try after 2026.”
Jeb Dunnuck (97/100)
“Jeremy Chasseuil continues to make a brilliant, ripe, incredibly sexy Pomerol that always seems to put a smile on my face. His 2019 Château Feytit-Clinet is inky-hued and has a blockbuster nose of ripe black fruits, damp earth, chocolate, and tobacco. This all carries to a full-bodied Pomerol with background oak, ripe, velvety tannins, a great mid-palate, and one heck of a finish. I wish there were more wines like this in the vintage. It offers pleasure today yet will benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and cruise for over two decades. Bravo!”
Decanter (95/100)
“Evocative and expressive nose full of dark chocolate and clear truffle aromas with red cherry nuances. This has a nice svelteness, supple tannins, but there is also a serious aspect to this — a straightness and linearity right now. Definitely on the dark spectrum with clear liquorice, coffee, black cherries, figs, prunes and raisins as well as black pepper and some bitter dark chocolate too. Heady and powerful, oaky and tannic but lifted by excellent acidity.”
The Wine Independent (95/100)
“The 2019 Feytit-Clinet is a blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, aged for 16 months in French oak, 70% of it new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it offers juicy plums, black cherry preserves, and blueberry compote with suggestions of Indian spices, Sichuan pepper, and licorice. Full-on full-bodied, the palate is concentrated with a rock-solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness to enliven the long finish. This is a fantastic powerhouse for Pomerol-loving hedonists!”
Château Feytit-Clinet: Estate & Vineyard
The estate
Château Feytit-Clinet is a small, highly regarded estate in Pomerol, on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, where it has built a strong reputation for producing refined, characterful wines from a boutique vineyard. The property’s documented history goes back to the 19th century, and the estate is today owned by the Chasseuil family. For several decades, from 1966 to 1999, the vineyard and wines were managed by Jean-Pierre Moueix; from the 2000 vintage onward, Jérémy Chasseuil resumed control and led a major qualitative rise at the château. Created in 1825 and located on the western plateau of Pomerol, Feytit-Clinet is now seen as one of the appellation’s most compelling small estates, combining classic Pomerol depth with growing precision and polish.
The vineyard
The vineyard of Château Feytit-Clinet is compact—around 6.5 hectares—which allows for very attentive, plot-by-plot work in both the vineyard and cellar. It is planted predominantly to Merlot (90%) with Cabernet Franc (10%), a classic Pomerol mix that gives the wines both plush texture and aromatic lift. The terroir is made up of gravel, clay and sand, with parts of the estate on the western side of the Pomerol plateau. Vines average roughly 33 to 35 years of age, while some parcels include much older vines, over 70 years old, adding extra concentration and complexity to the final wine.
Blend
92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc
