Chateau Clerc Milon • Pauillac, France
Château Clerc Milon is the estate’s grand vin, a Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé crafted mainly from old-vine Cabernet Sa…Château Clerc Milon is the estate’s grand vin, a Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé crafted mainly from old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown on deep gravel and clay-limestone slopes overlooking the Gironde, between Mouton and Lafite Rot…Learn More »
$126
/750ml
1996 Retail Average
90
/100
1996 Pro Rating
Delicate red-currant fruit and a gentle, leafy tobacco lift give 1996 Château Clerc Milon a quietly classical Pauillac feel, with a lean frame and savory nuance more than sheer power. This comes across as an elegant, mature claret best appreciated for its subtlety rather than intensity.
herb-roasted chicken, grilled lamb chops, mushroom ragù with polenta
Château Clerc Milon is the estate’s grand vin, a Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé crafted mainly from old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown on deep gravel and clay-limestone slopes overlooking the Gironde, between Mouton and Lafite Rothschild. Known for its powerful yet polished structure, dark cassis-led fruit, graphite and licorice notes, and long aging potential, it marries classic Pauillac intensity with an elegance and finesse that reflect its cool, well-drained Mousset terroir and meticulous, modern winemaking under the Rothschild fa…