Château Clerc Milon

Pastourelle de Clerc Milon, 2021

Name: Pastourelle de Clerc Milon
Brand: Château Clerc Milon
Price: 171.94 GBP

88/100

Inside Bordeaux

88/100

The Wine Independent

87/100

Vinous

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all 2012 2020 2021 2022 2023

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2021
6x75cl
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£171.94

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Critic Reviews

88/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 2% Carmenere, and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2021 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon has a deep garnet-purple color. It opens with earthy notes of fertile loam, tar, and moss, leading to a core of black cherries and redcurrants, with a touch of dried herbs. The light-bodied palate has a pleasant chewiness to the texture, a racy line with delicate red and black berry flavors, and a savory finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2031

date of review 04/2024

88/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Edge of gunsmoke reduction, tannins just slightly angular, but love the savoury grilled edge to this, the smoked blueberry fruits and the floral aromatics. No new oak. 50IPT. 32% of the production of Clerc Milon in Pastourelle. First full vintage for new technical director Caroline Artaud, and the second year being sold En Primeur for this wine.

drinking window 2025 - 2036

date of review 04/2024

87/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Pastorelle de Clerc Milon comes from a barrel selection made in the winery. It has a straightforward, tertiary nose, as I found in barrel, though it needs to knit together just a little more. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly hard tannins on the entry, more elegant on the mid-palate yet still a little austere on the finish. It will appeal to those that like classical claret, though the growing season denied it the flesh seen in other vintages.

drinking window 2025 - 2030

date of review 02/2024

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.