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Red Wine: 2006 | Chteau Clerc-Milon | Pauillac

The 2006 Chateau Clerc-Milon has a very respectable bouquet. red fruit rather than black, laced with tobacco, woodland and dried herbs aromas, quite Saint Julien-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet, succulent opening.

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Producer: Chteau Clerc-Milon

Vintage: 2006

Size: 750ml

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Pauillac

The 2006 Chateau Clerc-Milon has a very respectable bouquet. red fruit rather than black, laced with tobacco, woodland and dried herbs aromas, quite Saint Julien-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet, succulent opening. blackberry and raspberry fruit laced with salt and a dash of white pepper that leave the mouth tingling on the Merlot-driven finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Clerc Milon is a wine estate in the Pauillac appellation of the Haut-Mdoc region north of Bordeaux city, on the so-called “left bank” of the Gironde estuary. It was rated a fifth growth in the 1855 Classification of the Mdoc and Graves. Clerc Milon’s Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wine is known for its supple texture and is regarded as something of a bargain for the appellation. The estate vineyard covers 41 hectares (101 acres) of vines in the northeast of Pauillac, between the Mouton Rothschild and Lafite Rothschild properties on a crest overlooking the Gironde estuary. The soil is predominantly made up of sandy clay over a clay-limestone base, and a slight slope helps with drainage. The Clerc Milon vineyard also benefits from the close proximity of the estuary, whose large body of water helps to moderate the local climate. Five grape varieties are planted in the Clerc Milon vineyard: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc with tiny plots of Petit Verdot and Carmenre. Grapes are hand-picked, and each parcel of vines may have three passes to optimise quality. In 2007, a new gravity-fed vat room with 40 stainless steel tanks was installed, followed by a humidity-controlled barrel room in 2011. Clerc Milon wines are aged for 16 to 18 months in 40 percent new oak barrels. The history of the estate began with the disposal of the larger Lafite estates during the French Revolution, with the Clerc family buying a portion near the hamlet of Milon. In 1970, Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Mouton Rothschild bought the property which has been extended and continuously improved over succeeding decades. The label’s two dancers represent a 17th Century work in gold and precious stones displayed at the Museum of Wine in Art at Chteau Mouton Rothschild.