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  • Country ranking ?

    902
  • Producer ranking ?

    3
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

Located in the northern part of the Pauillac appellation, Clerc-Milon is one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths) and faces Château Lafite Rothschild across the Route des Châteaux. 

Having become increasingly fragmented through sell-offs, it was acquired in 1970 by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, of Mouton Rothschild fame, as a doup with great potential, and he immediately set about renovating the estate, constructing a new vat house a...

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Vintage 2018

Report and recommendations for the 2018 Bordeaux vintage

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. Bordeaux whites and Sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective, the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub-regions produced examples of very good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally, the largest estates have made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major...

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Written Notes

Clerc Milon CC - 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenere. When tasted in April 2019 during primeur, property's manager,  Philippe Dhalluin, told me that in his opinion, it's the best wine for the property since 1986. He also commented on two grape varieties in this wine, Petit Verdot and Carmenere - "Petit Verdot is a difficult grape to take care of and needs a lot of attention during the growing season. But Carmenere is even more difficult and needs a double amount of care and attention!  Both varieties fully deserve their nickname "enfant terrible"! I haven't tasted many vintages from this property before 2000. Still, this 2018 is opulent and subtle, creamy, seductive and elegant with the fruit and tannin's silkiness, fine complexity, and lovely, long-lasting finish. Highly entertaining wine. 93p (93p).

  • 93p

Ruby. Cassis, anise, blueberries, some spices, liquorice nose. Slightly exotic. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, spices, some liquorice, detailed, long finish. 93-95

  • 94p

Deep colour. Fresh aromatic wine with red plum red currant cassis aromas with toasty oak notes. Supple wine with red currant black currant fruits, plentiful grainy tannins and underlying espresso notes. Finishes firm and tight.

  • 94p

Dark purple red colour with violet hue and black core. Aromatic nose reminiscent of blackcurrants, blackberry, mild spices and hints of roasting aroma in the background. On the palate complex and well structured with sweet tannins and excellent length. A rich wine with elegance.

  • 95p
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Pauillac, Bordeaux
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