Château Penin - Bordeaux Clairet 2025
91/100
Robert Parker
90/100
Decanter
"The Clairet with the highest rating from Parker's magazine, which describes it as exceptional and the quintessential summer wine!"
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“Particularly elegant and luscious, this 2025 Clairet is an exceptional rosé, offering aromas of strawberry, raspberry, flowers, and pomegranate. Medium-bodied to full-bodied, round, and generous, it is elegantly juicy with a fresh and delicate palate that lingers into a long, fruity, and fresh finish. It is the quintessential summer wine. It is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.” (Wine Advocate 2026) – A wine for pure enjoyment, a burst of fruit that combines freshness and minerality!
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Eye
A vibrant color in shades of cherry
Nose
Pleasant, with aromas of red berries
Palate
Notes of red berries, with lovely freshness and a supple structure, making it very easy to drink
Serve
At 8-10°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink starting at
2026
Drink before
2029
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with grilled meats, paella, a mixed salad...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable offering, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Patrick Carteyron is one of the leading figures in the vast Bordeaux appellation. He has made his Château Penin a benchmark across various appellations, wine types, and vintages. The family-run estate has grown from 13 hectares in 1854 to 40 hectares today. The red wines—and especially the fine cuvées, Les Cailloux and Grande Sélection—are produced on a stony Quaternary terroir, the estate’s most prestigious. The more common sandy and clay soils are reserved for producing delicious rosés and clairets. Year after year, the clairet remains “the” benchmark for this appellation. Here you’ll find a wide range of wines at every price point, all focused on fruit, quality tannins, and freshness—including charming, full-bodied whites and rosés, and the famous clairet, as mentioned, with its consistently vibrant fruit, which has built the estate’s reputation. The reds are richly fruity and pleasing, notably the ever-vibrant Grande-Sélection cuvée.
Decanter
Wine rated (2026 guide) 90/100
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
One of the most reliable names among regional appellations, with several Favorites its credit. A 50-hectare estate situated on gravelly soil on the left bank of the Dordogne, across from Saint-Émilion. Founded by the Carteyron family in 1855, it has been managed since 1982 by Patrick, an oenologist.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2026 guide) 91/100 (Outstanding wine)
About the wine:
Particularly elegant and rich, this 2025 Clairet is an exceptional rosé, offering aromas of strawberry, raspberry, flowers, and pomegranate. Medium-bodied to full-bodied, round, and generous, it is elegantly juicy with a fresh and delicate palate that leads to a long, fruity, and fresh finish. It is the quintessential summer wine. It is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. 2026–2029
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
Rated HVE3, this wine is one of the finest examples of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. Penin is refining its lineup by focusing on limestone and gravel soils, while retaining the finesse of a fruit profile that appeals to a wide audience. Under the “Natur’” label, the estate produces a rosé, a clairet, and a red, thereby shaking up the conventions of classic Bordeaux to some extent.
Wine Enthusiast
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer Rating
(2024 vintage)
4/5
based on 5 reviews
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