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  • Country ranking ?

    1 646
  • Producer ranking ?

    18
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Pan-fried tuna steaks

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The Story

Chateau Clarke is the maker of this Château Clarke Le Merle Blanc, a white wine from the region of Bordeaux that is made of 2016 grapes and shows an alcoholic content of 14%.

Blend: 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 15 Sémillon, 15% Muscadelle

Plantation density: 6,600 vines/hectare (1 m x 1.5 m)

Vineyard age: 30 years

Vinification period: 5 months

Vineyard area: 3 hectares

Soil type: Clay-limestone

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Vintage 2016

Bordeaux 2016 in review “A paradox”

by Andrew Caillard MW

The 2016 Bordeaux vintage will be remembered as one of the great years of the 21st century. I haven't been this excited about the prospects of wines this young since the remarkable 2009 and 2010 vintages. At that time, China was at the zenith of its extraordinary rise of fine wines where the highest estates, particularly Château Lafite , had become a backwater currency. Each man a...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Light and Green-Yellow

flavors

Floral, Perfumed and White fruits

nose

Youthful, Fresh and Charming

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is green-yellow and light. On the nose it is open, youthful, fresh and charming. On the palate it is layered and has perfumed, white fruits and floral flavours.
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Origin

Listrac, Bordeaux

Soil

Clay-limestone

Vineyard size

3 hectares

Grapes

70% Sauvignon
15% Sémillon
15% Muscadelle

Age of vines

30
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