Château Clerc-Milon 2010
Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2023 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2040 |
| Grapes: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Carmenère | |
Critic scores
94 RP, 95 NM, 94 JS, 17 JR, 96 JA, 18 DC, 94 WS
Critic reviews
"Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Clerc Milon rolls effortlessly out of the glass with open-knit scents of baked black cherries, blackberry preserves and crème de cassis with hints of leather, unsmoked cigars and dried sage with a waft of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with concentrated black fruits and framed by firm, grainy tannins and tons of freshness, finishing long with great purity."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 2020, RobertParker.com
"A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Camenere is a little reticent at first, but after 2 minutes of rigorous coaxing evolves a very pure nose of macerated black cherries, blueberry and cassis with very fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a compact entry that seems to expand as it remain in the mouth. The tannins are a little more prominent than the d’Armailhac with a citrus-like freshness on the finish. It has a little more alcohol (14.5%) thanks to the Merlot compared to the others, but there it is what you might describe as a joyous Clerc-Milon. Drink 2015- Tasted April 2011."
Neal Martin, May 2011, Vinous.com
"Another big vintage, when it became clear that Clerc Milon was hitting a different level, and you feel it in the glass simply by hovering your nose in its vicinity. This is serious, monumental, will benefit from a few more years in bottle. Black cherry, damson, mint, ecualpytus, chocolate, coffee, silky texture, supple and satiny and full of character and life. You can either drink today with a good carafe, or happily hold it back. 50% new oak. Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy technical director."
Jane Anson, October 2022, JaneAnson.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 2020, RobertParker.com
"A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Camenere is a little reticent at first, but after 2 minutes of rigorous coaxing evolves a very pure nose of macerated black cherries, blueberry and cassis with very fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a compact entry that seems to expand as it remain in the mouth. The tannins are a little more prominent than the d’Armailhac with a citrus-like freshness on the finish. It has a little more alcohol (14.5%) thanks to the Merlot compared to the others, but there it is what you might describe as a joyous Clerc-Milon. Drink 2015- Tasted April 2011."
Neal Martin, May 2011, Vinous.com
"Another big vintage, when it became clear that Clerc Milon was hitting a different level, and you feel it in the glass simply by hovering your nose in its vicinity. This is serious, monumental, will benefit from a few more years in bottle. Black cherry, damson, mint, ecualpytus, chocolate, coffee, silky texture, supple and satiny and full of character and life. You can either drink today with a good carafe, or happily hold it back. 50% new oak. Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy technical director."
Jane Anson, October 2022, JaneAnson.com