Pastourelle de Clerc Milon, 2022

Name: Pastourelle de Clerc Milon
Brand: Château Clerc Milon
Price: 180.34 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2012 2020 2021 2022 2023

critic reviews

90/100Chris Kissack,The Wine Independent

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2034

date of review 06/2025

92/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2034

date of review 03/2025

90/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2035

date of review 03/2025

87/100Neal Martin,Vinous

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2036

date of review 02/2025