2014 Clerc Milon
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This is darker and totally different in profile to the d'Armailhac. Spicy sweet fruit. There is some fruit here, some extract, and lots of gloss to this. Joss Fowler, FINE+RARE, April 2015.
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Rich and dark, with refined evolution. Aromas of tobacco, graphite and hints of cigar, cedar, paprika, berries and black fruit. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate but fluid, with tight, fine-grained tannins. 58% cabernet sauvignon, 29% merlot, 11% cabernet franc, 1% petit verdot and 1% carmenere. Drink now. From a vertical tasting at the chateau.
The 2014 Clerc Milon has a vivacious and forward bouquet with cedar and graphite-infused black fruit, violet traces emerging with time, oozing with class. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, graphite once more defining the appellation. It's tensile and almost citrus-fresh on the finish. Plenty of energy is evident in this Pauillac, which should guarantee its longevity. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
Tasted blind. Deepest garnet. Rich, ripe and generous with fresh black fruit. A touch minty. Firm, chewy, dry and fresh. Harmonious and refined. Long, too. Needs time. Juicy and fresh on the finish. (JH)
About the producer
Ch. Clerc Milon was purchased by Baron Philippe Rothschild in 1970. Today the 41-hectare vineyard, sandwiched between First Growths Ch. Lafite Rothschild and Ch. Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, is one of Bordeaux’s most impressive Fifth Growths