CHÂTEAU CLARKE
2017 Cru Bourgeois Listrac-Medoc
| Grapes | Merlot, Cab Sauv |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Listrac-Medoc |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois |
The 2017 Clarke has a rich, slightly excessive bouquet with punchy blackberry and raspberry aromas, a little confit in style and missing the elegance of some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, nicely balanced with a vivid, saline and black peppery note appearing towards the finish. Fine. Drinking range: 2021 - 2030 Rating: 88-90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2018)
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The 2017 Château Clarke is medium-bodied, slightly straightforward, and has bright, almost racy acidity. It’s a pleasant, tight, vibrant 2017 that could use more flesh. Rating: 84-86 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Apr 2018)
Château Clarke
Château Clarke is named after the Irish family who bought it in 1771. After more than two centuries of winemaking here, the property was acquired by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1973. The vineyard was completely restructured, the buildings renovated and the winemaking facilities improved. the 55 hectares of vines are on clay and limestone which is particularly good for Merlot, and it is this which dominates, the mix being 70% Merlot to 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. Manually harvested and transported in crates, the grapes are sorted on arrival and put into tanks by gravity. The wines are then aged in oak barrels (70% new, 30% one-year old), where they are refined for 14 to 18 months.
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