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Jeb Dunnuck Tasting Note
The 2023 Château Clerc Milon is gorgeous, with a salty, slightly bloody character to its red and black fruits, flowers, chalky minerality, and spicy, oak-like aromatics. These carry into a medium- to full-bodied, focused, elegant yet beautifully concentrated red with ripe tannins, beautiful overall balance, and outstanding length. Based on 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc, with the balance Carmenere and Petit Verdot, it’s aging in 55% new barrels and comes in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.83.
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Vinous Tasting Note
The 2023 Clerc Milon is a packed with blackberry, grilled herbs, leather, incense, gravel and cloves. A dark, brooding powerhouse, the 2023 will need a few years to settle down. Today, its imposing, tannic personality is very much front and center. Drink 2028-2043.
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James Suckling Tasting Note
This has a great finish, with blackcurrant, chocolate, hazelnut and salt undertones that run the length of the wine. Full-bodied and dense, and then it lifts off at the end. Chalky undertone, coming from the limestone terroir here. 72% cabernet sauvignon, 19% merlot, 6.5% cabernet franc, 1.5% carmenere and 1% petit verdot.
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Wine Advocate Tasting Note
Revealing aromas of red berries, cherries and blackcurrants mingled with hints of pencil shavings and new oak, the 2023 Clerc Milon is medium to full-bodied, deep and fleshy, with a layered core of fruit, sweet velvety tannins and a seamless, succulent profile. It's a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc and the balance Carmenère and Petit Verdot.