Chateau Clerc Milon Rothschild 2022

JAMES SUCKLING: "Focused and bright with plenty of fruit but oranges and minerals in the mid-palate. Really fresh with a fresh bitterness."

WEINWISSER: "59 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 32 % Merlot, 8 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Carmenère, pH 3.83, 14.5 Vol.-%. Delikates Bouquet, Wildkirsche, Graphit, Oliven und betörendes Veilchenparfüm. Am sublimen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, balancierter Rasse, kakaoartigem Tanningerüst und engmaschigem Körper. Im gebündelten, geradlinigen Gaumen schwarzbeerige Konturen, Estragon und feinkörniger Extrakt. Gehört dieses Jahr dank seiner Intensität und Eleganz in seiner Klasse zu den Besten! 18+/20 2029 – 2048."

DECANTER: "Fragrant, perfumed black berries and purple flowers. Smells intense and concentrated, deep, dark and rich. Bold and characterful from the first sip, supple and generous, a lovely shot of strawberry and red cherry fruit gives the tang and immediate excitement while the tannins, stoney and cool, enter and give the frame and focus for the finish. Really well made, great drive but plush at the same time, it’s silky yet well defined and also weighty and forward. A big mouthful that is just so juicy and fun, lively, expressive, well worked and so easy. A step-up from Pastourelle. Super accessible and really enjoyable with the sweet juicy tang that I adore and stony minerality on the finish that is moreish. Immediate pleasure on offer. 12.8% press wine. 1% Carmenere completes the blend. HVE3 certified. Ageing 18 months in French oak barrels, 55% new. 3.83pH."

JEB DUNNUCK: "As to the Grand Vin 2022 Château Clerc Milon, it reminds me of the 2018 with its full-bodied, ripe, yet elegant style. Cassis, graphite, espresso roast, and lead pencil notes define the aromatics, and it has a beautiful spine of acidity, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It shows the ripe, exuberant yet structured style of the vintage beautifully. The blend is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Carmenère, harvested between the 9th and 26th of September, with an alcohol content of 14.5%, a pH of 3.83, and an IPT of 74. The élevage here is 55% new French oak. Tasted multiple times with consistent notes."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Spicy red fruits, flowers, cedar, tobacco leaf, and currants make an appearance in the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, fresh and elegant. The profile here is elegance, refinement, lift, and purity, along with a note of sweet chocolate on the very backend of the finish. This is going to be quite easy to enjoy in its youth. But, patience is a virtue. So give it some time in the bottle. as it will improve with age. The wine blends 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Carmenere. 14.5% ABV, 3.83 pH. Drink from 2026-2050."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2022 Clerc Milon is beautiful, offering up aromas of cherries, raspberries and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's taut and lively, with a vibrant core of fruit framed by fine, chalky tannins. Its clay-limestone terroir lends it a distinctive signature that sets it apart from the rest of the portfolio."

VINUM: "Zurückhaltend, aber von gewohnter Komplexität; voluminöser Ansatz, fleischiger Bau, das erstklassige Tannin stützt ideal das Fleisch, sehr langer, fruchtiger Ausklang; erst im letzten Drittel spürbar, aber nicht störend feuriges Finale."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: „The 2022 Clerc Milon is a blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Carmenere. Deep garnet-purple in color, it races out with vivacious notes of fresh blackcurrants, black raspberries, and boysenberries, leading to touches of bay leaves, Indian spices, and garrigue. The full-bodied palate is packed with black fruit and savory layers, framed by firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with an herbal lift. pH 3.83, TPI 74."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Rich and concentrated with layered fruit on the palate. Round and generous but with a chalky, minerally freshness. Tannins suave but finishes a little dry (oak not fully integrated?). Plenty of power. "