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 »
$70
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
93
/100
2021 Pro Rating
Cool, dark and quietly seductive, this 2021 Chateau Clerc Milon layers blackcurrant, plum and wild strawberries with hints of graphite, tobacco leaf and gentle floral tones. The palate is sleek but not skinny, with finely polished, racy tannins, a salty-stony edge and bright acidity that stretches the fruit into a long, precise finish. It’s a poised, characterful Pauillac in a fresher vintage style, more about finesse and detail than sheer power.
roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, grilled ribeye steak, duck breast with blackberry jus
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…