Château Clerc Milon Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 2015 (750mL)
Product price
$139.99
Description
A fifth-growth from Pauillac, this 2015 from Château Clerc Milon is a classic left-bank Bordeaux blend, built around Cabernet Sauvignon with the supporting Merlot and other red varieties that give the appellation its structure and depth. Pauillac is known for reds that lean firm and tannic in their youth and reward patience, balancing Cabernet's backbone against the rounder fruit of its blending partners.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend Red |
| Producer | Chateau Clerc Milon |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Size | 750 ML |
Expert Reviews
This needs time, even in the glass, but it is rich, confident and really rather wonderful. Good quality, with depth and complexity to the fruit - it's not going anywhere soon. It has chewy tannins that are clearly just gearing up. Easily one of the best Pauillacs I’ve tasted from this vintage. Still pretty austere up front but with huge potential. Coffee, cinnamon and chocolate touches. 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Carménère to finish the blend. (Decanter, November 2018)
Savory meat, tobacco, paprika and touches of oranges and cassis on the nose. Fine-grained, with an almost full body and good tannins. Long finish with juicy, dusty tannins at the end. 51% cabernet sauvignon, 34% merlot, 13% cabernet franc and 1% each of petit verdot and carmenere. Drink or hold. From a vertical tasting at the chateau. (James Suckling)
A total gem, the 2015 Chateau Clerc Milon checks in as 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Carmenere. This medium to full-bodied, ripe, polished 2015 shines for its purity and elegance just as much as its depth and richness and boasts a beautiful nose of blackberries, black raspberries, and cassis intermixed with lots of spice and cedar pencil nuances. With perfect ripeness, medium to full-bodied richness, sweet tannin, and terrific mid-palate depth, it’s going to improve with 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for two to three decades. (Jeb Dunnuck, November 2017)