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Chateau Clerc Milon Description
Discover the extraordinary Chateau Clerc Milon, an exceptional vintage awarded the prestigious 5th Growth status in the 1855 classification. This elegantly crafted Bordeaux wine, part of the esteemed Mouton-Rothschild empire, captivates with its sumptuous blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Dressed in a striking crimson-hued garnet red, it offers a kaleidoscope of complex flavors that promise to elevate your wine experience. This wine, already charming in its youth, pairs beautifully with sumptuous meals, setting the gold standard for modern, high-quality Bordeaux wines.
The wine exudes an elegant and refined nose, initially greeting you with floral aromas that evolve to reveal notes of blackcurrant and licorice root. A full and smooth attack leads to a mid-palate supported by creamy, high-quality tannins, ending in a saline and slightly minty finish with chocolate undertones.
Complement the nuanced flavors of Chateau Clerc Milon with a succulent prime rib dinner. Its medium-weight, complex flavor profile also pairs superbly with roasted lamb, grilled vegetables, and rich cheese platters. Elevate your culinary experience with this exquisite Fifth-Growth wine.
Indulge in the unique charm of Chateau Clerc Milon—a wine that stands on its own while honoring its First Growth lineage.
Wine Enthusiast: 96 Points
Dense and rich, with a high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, this is another great vintage from the estate. Its black fruits ooze concentration alongside firm tannins that promise a potential for long aging. The aftertaste has opulent black currant richness.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
more than 70%, this blend contains one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon. Offering up aromas of violets, wild berries, licorice, loamy soil and cigar wrapper, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with notable depth at the core, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins that assert themselves on the finish.
Decanter: 95 Points
The wine has the highest levels of Cabernet Sauvignon since the 1980s, and even on the nose you can feel its impact in terms of the depth of tight black fruit. Extremely good quality with fine tannins that build, build, build over the palate, and grip on, forcing you to slow down and pay attention. Beautiful spice with menthol, slate, pencil lead, blackberry and blackcurrant. An exciting wine with real energy and forward motion, helped to withstand the summer heat by its position by the river, and the fact that the average age of the vines at Clerc Milon is almost 50 years. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Jean Emmanuel Danjoy's last outing doing the full vintage at Clerc Milon before he heads over to Mouton as technical director.
