Chateau Clerc Milon 2008
- Producer Chateau Clerc Milon
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Blend
42% Cabernet Sauvignon
40% Merlot
2% Petit Verdot
16% Cabernet Franc - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC 0 15643 42824 1
Tasting notes
The wine is a very dense red, shading to violet at the rim. Reflecting the high proportion of Merlot, the nose opens on intense, almost jammy red fruit aromas mingled with mouth-watering vanilla and roast coffee notes. Powerful and full-bodied on the palate, this is a perfectly structured wine with young, crisp fruit. Forward freshness gives great vigour to the tannic structure and contributes to the overall balance of a wine with a powerful and flavourful finish which augurs well for its ageing potential.
Vintage 2008
2008 will remain in the memory as a year of particularly changeable weather.
After a cool and wet spring (the temperature fell to around 0 C on 7 April), the weather turned more seasonal in June, but the vegetation cycle was running late.
Patience was needed for the 2008 harvest, and rigorous attention from vine to vinification. A quite unusual vintage, it has produced wines that nevertheless hold out the promise of remarkable quality.
After a cool and wet spring (the temperature fell to around 0 C on 7 April), the weather turned more seasonal in June, but the vegetation cycle was running late.
Patience was needed for the 2008 harvest, and rigorous attention from vine to vinification. A quite unusual vintage, it has produced wines that nevertheless hold out the promise of remarkable quality.
