critic reviews
The second wine of Clerc-Milon, a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Carmenère and 1% Petit Verdot, and the élevage was in second-fill barrels for twelve months. The nose is filled with lightly dried berries, vanilla and peppered strawberry. The palate is fresh, charming and accessible, with a finely honed texture supporting a core of ripe and lightly grained tannins with dried berry fruits tinged with leather and crushed chalk. Very approachable, drinkable now or certainly very soon. The alcohol is 14.47%, with 14.5% on the label.
Fleshy and flashy merlot, good expansion through the palate, spice, cloves, incense, well balanced. 25.5% of overall crop. No new oak but fully aged in barrel except for 7% amphora.
Bursting with notes of sweet dark berries, plums, licorice and cigar wrapper, the 2022 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon is a medium to full-bodied, rich and ample wine that's juicy, layered and exuberant. This will offer a broad and flamboyant drinking window.
The 2022 Pastorelle de Clerc Milon has an open-knit bouquet with black plum, cassis and light pencil shaving scents, with some blue fruit notes emerging with aeration. The palate is well balanced, juicy, ripe and rounded in texture. It feels more Merlot-driven when, in fact, it is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon. The warmth of the vintage shows through a little, giving it a sense of approachability. This can be drunk after one or two years in bottle.