2021 Clerc Milon
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A touch of menthol and fresh green herbal notes mingle with richer cassis fruit on the nose of Clerc Milon in 2021. The palate has a beautiful concentration of supple tannins and there is a lovely moreish quality to the fruit. There is a great refreshing quality to this wine in 2021, and an impressive clarity to the fruit with a distinct saline, graphite, mineral freshness that sustains the long finish. At 13% alcohol, the wine is aged in 55% new oak. Blend: 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 1.5% Carménère, 1.5% Petit Verdot
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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This is a very good wine from a difficult year. The nose is fresh, with paprika aromas and no herbal notes. Juicy and medium- to full-bodied with fresh, fine-grained tannins and a bright finish. 59% cabernet sauvignon, 28% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 1.5% each petit verdot and carmenere. Drink or hold. From a vertical tasting at the chateau.
Tasted blind. Light, well-integrated blackcurrant aroma. Drying, pinched finish. (JR)
I loved the 2021 Château Clerc Milon, a gem of a 2021 that brings impressive richness and depth. Black cherries, graphite, smoked herbs, and lead pencil notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a layered mouthfeel and beautiful tannins. It shows the fresher style of the vintage yet nevertheless brings impressive levels of concentration and depth. Give it a few years and enjoy over the following 15+. The blend is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot and Carmenère.
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