Château Clerc Milon - Pauillac 2008 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/31/2011

The dense ruby/purple-tinged 2008 Clerc Milon offers attractive aromas of toast, black currants and forest floor. Deep, full-bodied, rich, elegant and moderately tannic, this impressively endowed 2008 is an outstanding success from the Mouton Rothschild staff (who are responsible for making this wine). It will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and should drink well for 15 years. Drink 2011-2026

Jamessuckling.com

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe12/20/2010

A delicate and more friendly style of Clerc Milon with lovely fruit and tannins. It's very balanced and refined. Very integrated tannins. Best after 2013.

Falstaff

86-88 / 100

the6/30/2009

Dunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase rotbeerige Nuancen, etwas nach Ribiseln, tabakige Würze. Am Gaumen mittlere Körper, blättrige Tannine, wirkt etwas weitmaschig, zart nach Orangen, leicht austrocknendes Finish, blättrig Noten auch im Abgang.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89-91 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe5/28/2009

(42% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot, 16% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot) Saturated ruby-purple. Intense, merlot-dominated aromas of cassis, dark chocolate and spicy blackcurrant jam soar from the glass. Then rich and voluptuous on the palate, with more cocoa and black currant flavors as well as a hint of cigar box. The long finish features still-youthful chewy tannins and leaves one's taste buds vibrating. This ought to turn out to be one of the better Clerc-Milons of the last decade.

WeinWisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/5/2009

Recht dunkles Granat mit lila Schimmer. Verhaltenes Bouquet, warme Ausstrahlung, dunkle Röstnoten, Schokonuancen und recht viel Pflaumen, sogar gewisse Dörrfrucht- und Darjeelingnoten. Im Gaumen fleischig und fett, im Extrakt Pralinen zeigend, runde, mürb-trockene Tannine mit Schokobitternoten und gutem Rückhalt. Könnte die 18/20 schaffen. 2017 – 2028

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2009

Aromas of sweet tobacco interwoven with cedar, black currants, and subtle smoky menthol emerge from the medium-bodied 2008 Clerc Milon. While slightly austere, it exhibits sweet black currant fruit along with hints of mocha and underbrush. Its substantial tannins are neither aggressive nor unripe, and the wine reveals the beautiful purity and seamlessness that are the hallmarks of so many 2008s.

TAST

17,5 / 20

the4/23/2009

Remarquable matière, splendide nez de groseille, tanin ferme et racé, le vin le plus séduisant et le plus harmonieux produit par ce château depuis vingt ans, et un rival certain pour Pontet-Canet pour le titre de meilleur cinquième du millésime.

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/16/2009

Lots of blue still in the purple. Dense, polished, sweet start. Lots of acidity. Difficult to read. Well polished plums Looks much more developed than its stablemate Armailhac. Savoury notes with a little tarmacadam. Very dry and only medium weight on the palate – not that luscious or ripe. . But maybe just a little bit too tart for comfort? One of the ‘greener’ Pauillacs. Drink 2015-25

Decanter Magazine

17 / 20

bySteven Spurrierthe4/14/2009

Black-red, richly concentrated blackcurrants nose, quite smoky and spicy, very good structure and firmness, firm, even a little raw still but very good, quite tight expression that will become more floral and broad. Drink 2015-25.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/7/2009

Again, this is very tight on the nose, lots of cedar, graphite aromas, tightly wound and more introverted like the d’Armailhac. Blackberry, smoke and a touch of pencil lead. Thick chewy tannins on the entry, blackberry, briary, cedar and then great persistency on the finish, the back-palate with lovely pure black fruits than linger. Cigar box towards the finish that is cut through with a citrus edge – but it clams up on the finish. Long-term. Tasted April 2009.