CHÂTEAU CLERC MILON
2008 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac
| Grapes | Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Carmenère |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Pauillac |
| Classification | 5ème Cru Classé |
| ABV | 13% |
No darker than its stablemate d'Armailhac, but with a broader, blunter nose and fruit. For now this seems less well-balanced and less fun than the d'Armailhac - nice but a bit plain. Rating: 89 L&S (Apr 2009)
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The 2008 Clerc-Milon has an intense pencil lead nose that is just quintessential Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, dense black fruit, closing in towards the finish where I would have just liked more complexity and precision to show through. Give this another year or two in bottle. Drinking range: 2018 - 2030 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2018)
Rating: 89-91 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Apr 2009)
Lots of blue still in the purple. Dense, polished, sweet start. Lots of acidity. Difficult to read. Well polished plums Looks much more developed than its stablemate Armailhac. Savoury notes with a little tarmacadam. Very dry and only medium weight on the palate – not that luscious or ripe. . But maybe just a little bit too tart for comfort?One of the ‘greener’ Pauillacs. 2015-25 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2009)
Château Clerc Milon
Pauillac Cinquième cru 1855 The tiny village of Milon is in the far north of the Pauillac commune and lends its name to Château Duhart-Milon. Château Clerc Milon is a kilometre away to the east, the other side of Château Lafite-Rothschild in the village of Mousset but, for some reason, also adopted the name of Milon. The Clerc comes from Jean-Baptiste Clerc who owned the château at the time of the 1855 classification when it was accorded 5th Growth status - a status that the Rothschilds (of Mouton, who bought the run-down estate in 1970) have striven hard to exceed. As far as neighbours go, they don't come more impressive than Clerc Milon's - the vineyards adjoin both those of Château Lafite-Rothschild and Château Mouton Rothschild. That's quite a lot to compete with! The vineyards are planted to around 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, a proportion that has slowly been reduced over the years in favour of Merlot (40%). There is just over 10% Cabernet Franc, a little Petit Verdot and, very unusually for Bordeaux these days, a small amount of Carmenere. The label shows an ornate pair of jewelled dancing clowns that are part of the art collection at Mouton Rothschild.
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