Chateau Clerc Milon Rothschild 2015

DECANTER: "This needs time, even in the glass, but it is rich, confident and really rather wonderful. Good quality, with depth and complexity to the fruit - it's not going anywhere soon. It has chewy tannins that are clearly just gearing up. Easily one of the best Pauillacs I’ve tasted from this vintage. Still pretty austere up front but with huge potential. Coffee, cinnamon and chocolate touches. 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Carménère to finish the blend."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Extremely floral with blackberry and blueberry character plus hints of violets. Full-bodied yet always in check and reserve with fine tannins and bright acidity that goes on for minutes. Limestone undertones. The finish is particularly long this vintage. Super Clerc. Try in 2021."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Densely structured and firm, this wine has weight, rich black fruits and great concentration. The tannins are still considerable, with obvious potential. This estate is now on top form. Drink this impressive wine from 2026."

JEB DUNNUCK: "A total gem, the 2015 Chateau Clerc Milon checks in as 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Carmenere. This medium to full-bodied, ripe, polished 2015 shines for its purity and elegance just as much as its depth and richness and boasts a beautiful nose of blackberries, black raspberries, and cassis intermixed with lots of spice and cedar pencil nuances. With perfect ripeness, medium to full-bodied richness, sweet tannin, and terrific mid-palate depth, it’s going to improve with 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for two to three decades."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenere, the medium garnet-purple colored 2015 Clerc Milon opens with expressive crushed blackberries, red and black plums and cigar boxes notions with suggestions of dried herbs, earth and violets plus a waft of dark chocolate. Medium-bodied, fine, fresh and elegant, it has a lovely core of very pure red and black fruits, supported by finely textured tannins and finishing on a lingering perfumed note. This is a very pretty, superbly poised Pauillac!"

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart blättrig-würzig unterlegte Kirschfrucht, zartes Cassis, tabakig, zarte Edelholzwürze. Saftig, elegant, frisch strukturiert, eingebundene Tannine, rotbeeriger Touch im Abgang, gute Mineralität, bereits weit entwickelt und gut zugänglich."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Floral and tobacco nuances pop right up before moving on to the elegant textured, black cherry, licorice and crushed rock characteristics found here. The wine offers energy and purity in its fruits with soft tannins in the finish."

WEINWISSER: "51 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 34 % Merlot, 13 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, 1 % Carménère. Also ist das einer der ganz wenigen Fünf-Rebsorten-Blends im Bordelais. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Das Nasenbild zeigt einen mittleren Druck, recht viel blaubeerige Frucht, aber auch florale Züge aufweisend. Das Ganze ist mit einer schönen Cabernetwürze versehen. Im Gaumen feinfleischig, stützende Adstringenz, dezent kernige Noten im Extrakt zeigend, angenehmes Finale. Kann noch zulegen. Diesmal hat mir der d'Armailhac aus dem gleichen Haus – jetzt zumindest - besser gefallen."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Tasted blind. Dark crimson. Muted, but well-behaved nose. Rather sumptuous texture and fine tannins. A fine-boned wine offering real enjoyment quite early."