| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pauillac |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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This impressive effort reveals more layers of flavor than most 2007s. Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by notes of black currants, coffee, and white chocolate, medium to full body, surprising density and purity, and a very good finish. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. Drink 2010-2022.
The 2007 Clerc Milon did not quite display the cohesion of the d'Armailhac on the nose, seeming a little fatigued in comparison. The palate is medium-bodied with straightforward rustic red berry fruit, more ferrous than I expected but with good acidity, a dash of cracked black pepper on the finish. You might describe this as a "solid" and "dependable" Clerc Milon, although compared side-by-side to its stablemate, the 2007 d'Armailhac may have the brighter future. Tasted February 2017.
Drink Date 2017 - 2029
Currants and licorice, with a floral character on the nose and palate. Medium-to-full body, good fruit and fine tannins. Balanced and pretty
Raw black fruits on the nose. Very sweet and velvety on the palate. A bit too sweet really for a Pauillac. Almost more like a right bank wine! Not that much real substance apart from a vaguely spicy flavour on the mid palate but the tannins are better integrated than in some wines. Smooth already. Drink 2012-16
(48% cabernet sauvignon, 42% merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 2% petit verdot and 1% carmenere) Full ruby-red. Black plum dominates the nose, which offers hints of cedar, dark chocolate and minerals with air. Nicely layered and rich, with an enticing sweetness for the year. The substantial merlot component gives this a fine-grained, rather elegant texture, and contributes to the wine's pliant tannins. Much of the merlot here is planted in classic argilo-calcaire soil, notes Dhalluin.
Black-red, smoky blackcurrant fruit that shows fine, if restrained, ripeness, quite broad on the palate, a true Pauillac with seduction and charm. Drink 2012-18.
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This is strange because Clerc Milon tastes more like d’Armailhac and vice versa. The nose is very ripe, for me, lacking the delineation and vigour of d’Armailhac with notes of summer fruits, a touch of fresh prune plus a hint of shellfish. The palate is medium-bodied, very cohesive with physiologically ripe tannins. After five minutes in glass the nose begins reverting back to the normal Clerc-Milon – less ripe but the Cabernet becoming more pronounced. The palate is very fine texture with notes of blackberry, blueberry and a touch of Doris plum on the crisp, clean finish. Again, classy, perhaps a little mercurial at this primordial stage, but an interesting Clerc-Milon. Tasted April 2008.
