There's sweet, cassis fruit and fine tannins, and nice restraint on the palate. There's impressive energy, and touchets of liquorice and crushed rocks working nicely with the wine's freshness.
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A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Carménère, the 2017 Clerc Milon is deep garnet-purple in color and scented of crushed red and black currants, wild blueberries and black pepper with touches of cigar box, violets, underbrush and menthol. Medium-bodied and with a very firm structure of wonderfully ripe, pixelated tannins and exhilarating freshness, it finishes long with notes of pebbles and floral perfume.
It's immediately obvious from both colour and first nose that this has a wonderful richness to it, offering powerful cherry pit, graphite and dark chocolate notes but without being overly sweet. A serious wine that is delivering on its potential, vintage after vintage. The Cab Franc vines are on limestone and clay here, and reached perfect ripeness. Overall there is a higher percentage of both Cabernets than usual in the blend.
Tight and compacted with chewy tannins and showing hot-stone, blackberry and blueberry character. Full body and a driven finish.
Critic score 92.5/100
Maturity Young 2028 - 2042
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Maturity Ready 2014 - 2025
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