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2023 Château Clerc Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20231008212
2023 Château Clerc Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

Blend: 72% Cabernet Sauvignon; 19% Merlot; 6.5% Cabernet Franc; 1.5% Carmenère; 1% Petit Verdot.

Even Ch. Clerc Milon, with its well-placed Merlot on limestone, has upped the proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon this year. It edges a little closer to its sibling Ch. d’Armailhac in style, but it still retains its exuberant side. Across the Mouton stable, this is the juiciest of the 2023s, though it has plenty of grip and spicy tannin, making it slightly atypical for this estate. The black, blue and red fruits are more discernible, and the vibrant bounce of acidity leavens the finish. This is an assertive wine that will need a bit of patience.

Drink 2029 - 2050

Our score: 17/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Clerc Milon

About this wine

Château Clerc Milon

Classified as a Fifth Growth in 1855, Château Clerc Milon is one of a trinity of Pauillac classified growths owned by the Baron Philippe de Rothschild family. Baron Philippe began renovation and restoration here in 1970 – work that was later championed by his daughter Baroness Philippine until her death in 2014.
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Pauillac

Pauillac

The aristocrat of the Médoc boasts 75 percent of the region’s First Growths, with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of production. Pauillac's First Growths each have their own unique characteristics: Ch. Lafite Rothschild produces the region’s most aromatically-complex and subtly-flavoured wine, while – with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon – Ch. Mouton Rothschild can produce a decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
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