{"product_id":"2015-pauillac-chateau-clerc-milon","title":"Pauillac, Château Clerc Milon 2015","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh, elegant aromas of ripe Morello cherry with liquorice and toast, opening onto crisp red fruit, dark chocolate and dried flowers. Full in weight but silky with it, the tannins finely chiselled and the finish rich and harmonious. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifth Growth Clerc Milon sits between Château Lafite and Château Mouton and belongs to the same Rothschild stable, which bought the estate in 1970 and has rebuilt it steadily since — a winery powered by photovoltaic panels, a gravity-fed vat room and a new tasting room among the investments. The 41 hectares overlook the Gironde on a terrace of windblown gravel and sand resting on a clay-limestone base, facing south to south-east, with natural drainage from the slope and sea breezes that flatten out temperature swings; most of the vineyard was planted in the early 20th century and one plot of Carménère, among the oldest in Bordeaux, dates from 1947. Fruit is hand-harvested into small crates and fermented parcel by parcel in gravity-fed stainless steel vats, and the Grand Vin is then aged 18 months in French oak barrels, half of them new. A dry spring and early summer in 2015 left small berries and a short crop, and late August and September rain carried ripening through a harvest that stretched across 23 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16–18°C and decant an hour ahead. Roast lamb, beef fillet, duck or aged Gouda are all good matches. Drinking well now and with a decade or more still in front of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Clerc Milon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476245287295,"sku":"HNW-4251515A","price":108.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/4251515A.jpg?v=1789920094","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2015-pauillac-chateau-clerc-milon","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}