Chateau Clinet

Chateau Clinet is situated on a great terroir. Their vineyards are located at one of the highest points on the Pomerol Plateau. Chateau Clinet has good company on the plateau. Their closest neighbors are only a stone’s throw away, Chateau LEglise Clinet, Chateau Clos LEglise, Chateau Feytit-Clinet, and Chateau Trotanoy. They also have vines with more gravel close to Lafleur and Petrus.

The terroir of Chateau Clinet is a complex blend of gravel, clay, and iron-rich sandy soils. The majority of their vines are located in three main parcels; La Grand Vigne, which as you now know, is old vines planted in deep clay with gravel on top, Les Argilles, which is deep clay and Le Plateau, where you find more gravel soil, with smaller stones than you encounter in La Grand Vigne. The peak elevation is 35 meters.


The 11.5-hectare vineyard of Chateau Clinet is planted with 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and a small parcel of Cabernet Franc. The vineyard is easily divided into 21 separate parcels planted on various slopes and hillsides which rise up to 35 meters at their peak elevation.

The vineyard has a vine density ranging from 6,777 vines per hectare to 7,200 vines per hectare. The young vines are at a higher level of density. On average, many of their vines are close to 45 years of age. However, Chateau Clinet also has some of the oldest vines in Pomerol.

Chateau Clinet is one of the few Pomerol properties with a large percentage, (Large for Pomerol) of Cabernet Sauvignon in their vineyards.


Chateau Clinet has continued not only modernizing their winery, but they have updated its label design over years. The current red label design was first used with the 2000 vintage and has been updated most recently in 2005 and 2009.