Château Clerc Milon - Pauillac 2010

2010 a été une année sèche mais relativement fraîche, sans températures caniculaires durant l'été. L'hiver plutôt rigoureux, laisse place à un printemps sec et frais qui s'achève par quelques pluies à la mi-juin.
Dès le 21 juin, les températures remontent et ces conditions estivales se poursuivent et juillet, particulièrement ensoleillé.
Au beau temps des derniers jours de juillet succède un mois d'août plus nuageux, légèrement plus frais et d'une grande sécheresse. Le 21 août, l'été revient avec de fortes chaleurs (jusqu'à 38° les 25 et 26) et des nuits fraîches, propices au bon départ de la maturation.
Du 6 au 8 septembre, une période pluvieuse est la bienvenue et aide à la maturation des baies.
L'acidité baisse, la maturation phénolique est lente mais l'état sanitatire demeure excellent.
Le beau temps réapparaît, toujours accompagné de nuits fraîches, ce qui favorise la qualité et la synthèse des anthocyanes et des arômes jusqu'aux vendanges.
Après un faible épisode pluvieux le 26 septembre, les vendanges débutent le 28 dans de très bonnes conditions et s'achèvent le 13 octobre. Naturellement concentrées, les baies sont de petite taille et leur jus, riche et très coloré, est d'une bonne acidité.
Une sécheresse sans déshydratation, l'insolation exceptionnelle de la vigne, des nuits fraîches et quelques pluies arrivées au bon moment, confèrent à l'année 2010 une remarquable identité. Ce millésime saura ainsi trouver une place de choix dans la longue histoire des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. Une belle suite à 2009...

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92 / 100

le 31/08/2013

Moderately saturated ruby-red. Expressive, complex aromas of cassis, dark chocolate, cedar, lead pencil, tobacco and fresh herbs. Velvety and fine-grained in the mouth, with energetic dark fruit flavors accented by flowers, cedar and fresh herbs. Finishes with ripe tannins and excellent sneaky length. I like the impression of sheer size and fresh fruit.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2013

Rock-solid, with layers of baker's chocolate and espresso lining the steeped plum and blackberry fruit flavors while intense charcoal fills in on the hefty finish. Backward now, but showing excellent intensity and dark fruit, with a tug of singed iron on the finish. Best from 2018 through 2030. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. –JM

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/03/2013

One the finest Clerc Milons I have ever tasted, and showing better from bottle than from barrel, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and the rest a tiny bit of Carmenere and Petit Verdot has a complex nose of cedar wood, red and black fruits, white chocolate and creme de cassis. A very powerful wine at 14.5% natural alcohol (quite high for a Medoc), this wine has impressive purity and texture, a full-bodied mouthfeel, relatively sweet tannin, but an already endearing complexity, length and richness that are hard to ignore. This is a superb effort and one of the wines that is usually reasonably priced among the classified growths.

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 18/02/2013

Tasted at the UGC in London and at Mouton-Rothschild. The Clerc-Milon has an explosive bouquet of wild strawberry, dark cherries and cassis that is beautifully defined and to be honest, puts the d’Armailhac ’10 in the shade. Philippe Dhalluin believes this is perhaps the finest vintage ever made. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe blackberry and minerals on the entry. It is beautifully balanced and more expressive than d’Armailhac, fanning out towards the finish with precocious, sweet black fruit balanced by a citric thread of acidity. Outstanding. Tasted November 2012

Jamessuckling.com

94 / 100

par James Suckling le 03/02/2013

Gorgeous currants and spices with licorice on the nose. Full body, with super integrated tannins and a long, long finish. The texture and beautiful fruit just wants you to drink this. Give it time but hard to wait. Try in 2016

La Revue du Vin de France

17-18 / 20

le 31/05/2011

Le cru, composé de moins de merlot qu'à son habitude en raison de la coulure et du stress hydrique, comporte aussi 1% de carmenère. L'ensemble est volumineux, riche (14,5% d'alcool) et suave, avec beaucoup de profondeur. Il conserve son style chatoyant, mais avec une trame un peu plus étirée et minérale.

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

le 31/05/2011

Tiefes Purpur. Intensives Cassisbouquet, rote Beeren. Grosser Gaumenauftritt mit viel Souplesse, reife Pflaumen, Lakritze, Edelhölzer, dezent kernige Noten, gebündeltes Finale. Wieder ein grossartiger Clerc-Milon - und Sieger über d'Armailhac. 2018-2036

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/05/2011

2010: The powerful 2010 is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and the balance mostly Merlot except for dollops of Petit Verdot and Carmenere that achieved 14.5% natural alcohol – a record at Clerc Milon. An intense purple color is followed by notes of incense, creme de cassis and flowers and a broad, rich wine with superb purity, concentration and depth. This layered, expansive effort could turn out to be one of the finest this estate has ever made. Give it 3-5 years of cellaring and drink it over the following two decades. Drink 2014-2034

Asian Palate

92-94 / 100

par Jeannie Cho Lee MW le 24/05/2011

The deep purple 2010 Clerc-Milon has aromas of fresh blackberries, dark cherries and cassis, the vibrant fruit notes echoed on the palate as the rich velvety tannins just envelop the mouth. This wine bursts with freshness, and has a lovely long finish. It is worth noting that the grapes for Clerc-Milon are 40 ha of vines planted adjacent to Chateau Lafite

Le Point

15 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 12/05/2011

Sucrosité au nez, alcool, bouche ronde, moelleuse, douce ; assez chaleureux en finale, plus solaire que d'Armailhac, plus en surmaturité. O=2018 G=20 ans

Decanter Magazine

18 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 30/04/2011

Rich blackcurrant fruit with some dry herbs/coffee spice nose, very good middle fruit and a firm, elegant structure and class, a château on top form. Drink 2018-35. (18 points)

Jamessuckling.com

95-96 / 100

par James Suckling le 30/04/2011

I can’t remember tasting a young Clerc as exciting as this since the 1980s. Fascinating aromas of blackberries and currant jam. Very deep. Tar too. Full and very dense. It just tickles the tip of your tongue. So much there. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% Carménère.

TAST

17-18 / 20

par Bettane & Desseauve le 30/04/2011

Boisé fort mais amer, beaucoup d’intensité de matière, tannin serré, enveloppant, voire écrasant, alcool ce jour-là sensible. Forme imposante.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 25/04/2011

Clerc Milon 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot ,11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenere make up the blend for the darkest color I recall seeing in Clerc Milon. Complex aromas of fresh herbs, cassis, forest scents, cedar wood and mocha open to smooth tannins, fleshy textures, brightness and a clean, cassis filled finish. 91-93 Pts

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 20/04/2011

Tasted 17 Feb: Lighter on nose than Armailhac. Tea-leaves freshness – more attenuated than Armailhac. Very crude and raw. Very, very young! The last vat finished its malolactic only very recently apparently. Will settle down. Tasted 8 Apr: Mid purplish crimson. Serious dry tobacco/leather spectrum notes on the nose. And then ripe black fruits. Really quite sweet and opulent on the palate. Those Cabernets seem just a tiny bit struggling up the hill to full ripeness... Bone-dry finish. (Score: 17 20-33) Tasted blind 8 Apr: Mid crimson. Pale rim. Very ripe nose. Very thick, ripe and dramatic. Loose and a bit formless with a dry finish. There’s a little tart note in there which some people might find a bit much. Drying finish. Fades rather fast. But overall there is succulence. It is clear that a lot of work has gone into this. (Score: 17 18-30) Drink 2022-2035

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

par Roger Voss le 08/04/2011

A wine that seems complete, with tannins integrated with the sweet berry fruit. It's laced with great acidity and has structure, concentration and extreme freshness.-R.V.

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2011

Offers a more rounded feel, with cassis, black licorice and plum sauce carried by very supple but substantial tannins and terrific acidity. The long finish has a solid tarry edge. Tasted non-blind. —J.M.

Informations :	Details :
Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Pauillac
Millesime	2010
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Degré d'alcool	14,0°
Domaine	Château Clerc Milon

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Couleur

Rouge

Appellation

Pauillac

Millesime

2010

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

Degré d'alcool

14,0°

Domaine

Château Clerc Milon

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