2002 Clerc Milon Bordeaux Blend

Reviews of 2002 Clerc Milon Bordeaux Blend

90 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2005
Cedar, burning embers, licorice, black currants, and espresso notes jump from the glass...firm, tannic, powerful, and muscular style of Clerc-Milon. Quite virile, a bit angular, but at the same time packed and stacked, full and concentrated, this impressive blend...

89 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2005
...Expressive aromas of currant, graphite, smoke, leather and game...A fairly large-scaled Clerc-Milon that finishes with substantial toothdusting tannins.

89 points, Wine Spectator
March 2005
This shows good blackberry, licorice and tobacco aromas. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a medium finish...

About 2002 Clerc Milon Bordeaux Blend

About the Winery Clerc Milon
"Chateau Clerc-Milon is located in Pauillac, just between Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Chateau Lafite-Rothschild...69 acres producing 14,000 cases... 5th Growth..65% Cabernet Sauvignon , 25% Merlot, 10% other varieties... These wines receive the same treatment as their more famous neighbor and Rothschild stablemate, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild...This chateau was named a fifth growth in the Medoc Classification of 1855 but always seemed to be an underachiever considering its prime location between two first growths (Mouton and Lafite). It had prime location and soil but never realized the expectations that were placed upon it. The estate is marked by the half-finished chateau which sits on the property. In 1970, the Baron Philippe de Rothschild purchased the property and began a complete renovation of the vineyards and the cellars. New fermentation vats were added to lenghten the maceration time. The chateau started to show what it could become with the fabulous 1982 vintage and really came into it's own in about 1985...The wines of Clerc Milon are firm and well structured due to the high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon used to make them. They have hints of raspberry and black currant in the nose and on the palate. These wines are able to easily age for a decade or longer but are suprisingly accessible at much younger ages. They are often approachable when 6 or 7 years old... "

About the Wine
"Chateau Clerc-Milon is an unusual wine. It does not have a huge, vocal following in the way that Lynch-Bages does. It does not have the benefit of recent publicity concerning an obvious improvement in quality ...an impressive wine; in several vintages a dark, brooding and masculine libation, punching way above its weight... "

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