Château Clerc Milon 2016

Château Clerc Milon is a renowned Pauillac Cru Classé (1855), located between Mouton and Lafite on deep gravel and sandy-gravel soils with a calcareous-clay subsoil.

The roughly 41 hectares are Cabernet-focused (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carmenère) and precisely divided into parcels. Since the estate was acquired by the Rothschild family of Mouton, it has been extensively modernised both technically and viticulturally: accurate canopy and yield work, selective hand harvesting, a gravity-flow cellar and parcel-by-parcel vinification. Ageing in French oak is restrained and finely integrated. Stylistically, Clerc Milon shows the elegant power of Pauillac: ripe cassis and blackberry fruit, cedarwood and graphite, tightly woven, silky tannins and very good ageing potential.

Bordeaux is one of the world’s most renowned wine regions – a name that has stood for elegance, diversity and ageing potential for centuries. Gravel, clay and limestone soils alternate, allowing fine nuances in the wines that reflect both terroir and craftsmanship.

Bordeaux is typically known for blends in which grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc work together harmoniously.

Stylistically, red Bordeaux wines are defined by a balance of fruit, structure and freshness. The white wines – usually made from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and sometimes Muscadelle – range from crisp and citrus-driven to creamy and complex.