Bordeaux 2012 Primeurs: Sauternes & Barsac Tasting Notes
Leaving behind the story of failed declarations and dismal vintage conditions, let me backtrack now to my first port of call in Sauternes, before I stopped off at Château Raymond-Lafon. My first appointment here was at top Barsac estate Château Climens.
It is not widely publicised – a failure as far as marketing is concerned I think – but Château Climens is fully biodynamic, and has been for several years. Could this have contributed to the relative success here in this most difficult of vintages? I don’t think that is a question that can be answered with certain fact, but I have over the years heard many anecdotal reports of vines in organic and biodynamic vineyards coping well with difficult growing seasons. Such anecdotal reports are almost certainly loaded with bias, though, and it is perhaps better to judge purely on the quality of the wine.
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