Clerc Milon - Pauillac 2000

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe6/30/2010

A beautiful wine and one of my favorites from this estate, this blend of nearly two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third Merlot is aging impressively. Dense ruby/purple in color, with creme de cassis, charcoal, and sweet leathery and chocolatey notes intermixed with the classic Pauillac cedar and spice box, the wine is medium to full-bodied, fleshy, with sweet tannin and a long finish. It seems to have inched into its window of full drinking maturity, and will stay there for 10-15+ years.... Drink 2010-2025.

La Revue du Vin de France

15.50 / 20

the12/1/2009

Très chocolaté au premier nez, l'expression de fruit prend le dessus en bouche, mais avec davantage de fluidité et de souplesse que dans Armailhac. Un vin équilibré, dans un style plus souple. Décanté 30 minutes avant la dégustation.

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2003

This flamboyant, dense, opaque purple-colored wine, made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, is muscular, with an unctuous texture and high levels of tannin as well as extract. Compared to its other sibling in the Mouton-Rothschild stable, d'Armailhac, it is far more closed and tannic but still somewhat ostentatious, with smoky, leathery notes intermixed with oodles of black fruits and spice box. The wine may, however, have trouble eclipsing the brilliant 2001. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2020.

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2003

Super aromas of currants, mineral and exotic fruits. Full-bodied, with very firm tannins. This is long and chewy. Tough Clerc, but textbook Pauillac. Cab city. Best after 2010. 11,000 cases made.

Wine Advocate

91-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/2002

The full-bodied, concentrated, dense 2000 has muscle and fat to burn. Opaque ruby/purple-colored, with an unctuous texture, and notes of black cherry liqueur, cassis, smoke, leather, and licorice, this blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot displays noticeable tannin in the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2001

A massive Pauillac, the 2000 Clerc-Milon (a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot) displays zesty acidity, high tannin, and impressive levels of extract as well as richness. Its dense plum/purple color is followed by sweet aromas of smoke, coffee, blackberries, barbecue spices, and licorice. The attack is sweet, but then the tannin kicks in as does the wine's surprising acidity. Full, powerful, and long, it will require patience, atypical for Clerc-Milon. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025.