Clerc Milon - Pauillac 2007

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe8/30/2010

Good deep red. Expressive aromas of currant, licorice, graphite and chocolatey oak complicated by hints of iron, leather and game. Broad, ripe and lush but quite dry; this tightened up in the glass. Offers very good texture for the vintage, though, finishing with substantial supple tannins that turned a bit tougher with aeration. I'd lay this down for a few years.

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2010

This impressive effort reveals more layers of flavor than most 2007s. Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by notes of black currants, coffee, and white chocolate, medium to full body, surprising density and purity, and a very good finish. Drink it over the next 10-12 years.... Drink 2010-2022

Wine Spectator

88 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2010

Sweet plum and peach aromas follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins and a solid core of fruit for the vintage. A little short now, but will open nicely with age. Best after 2012.

Jancis Robinson

15 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe10/27/2009

Light crimson. Rather simple and light. Blink and you miss it! Drink 2010-15

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

87-90 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

(48% cabernet sauvignon, 42% merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 2% petit verdot and 1% carmenere) Full ruby-red. Black plum dominates the nose, which offers hints of cedar, dark chocolate and minerals with air. Nicely layered and rich, with an enticing sweetness for the year. The substantial merlot component gives this a fine-grained, rather elegant texture, and contributes to the wine's pliant tannins. Much of the merlot here is planted in classic argilo-calcaire soil, notes Dhalluin.

Falstaff

87-89 / 100

the6/30/2008

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase zart florale Nuancen, dezente Zitruszesten, feiner Nougat. Am Gaumen frisch, eher schlanker, strukturiert, frische Kirschenfrucht, elegant und trinkanimierend, mittlere Länge.

Le Point

15.50 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/15/2008

Nez fermé, boisé, bouche dense, bien ronde, moelleuse, très agréable, un beau gros bébé bien rond, serré en finale.

Wine Advocate

88-90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/5/2008

WeinWisser

18 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/2/2008

TAST

17 / 20

the4/29/2008

Un des vins les plus puissants du millésime et les plus enrobés par de beaux merlots (près de 40 %), avec une force tannique qui en surprendra plus d’un et une prise de bois fort réussie. Un vin complet qui donne la mesure véritable de ce millésime.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/18/2008

This is strange because Clerc Milon tastes more like d’Armailhac and vice versa. The nose is very ripe, for me, lacking the delineation and vigour of d’Armailhac with notes of summer fruits, a touch of fresh prune plus a hint of shellfish. The palate is medium-bodied, very cohesive with physiologically ripe tannins. After five minutes in glass the nose begins reverting back to the normal Clerc-Milon – less ripe but the Cabernet becoming more pronounced. The palate is very fine texture with notes of blackberry, blueberry and a touch of Doris plum on the crisp, clean finish. Again, classy, perhaps a little mercurial at this primordial stage, but an interesting Clerc-Milon. Tasted April 2008.

Jancis Robinson

16 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/16/2008

Raw black fruits on the nose. Very sweet and velvety on the palate. A bit too sweet really for a Pauillac. Almost more like a right bank wine! Not that much real substance apart from a vaguely spicy flavour on the mid palate but the tannins are better integrated than in some wines. Smooth already. 16+