2008 Château Clerc Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:1 X 750ML the oak is merely a

the oak is merely a vehicle

Juicy acidity and a fair depth of flavour

and yet I am also struck by its tension

This was closed and hard to read a few years after release and over the following decade or more

it reveals layer upon layer of spice box

2008 Château Clerc Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:1 X 750ML the oak is merely aBelonging to the Mouton stable, and with a prestigious location right next to both Mouton and Lafite, Ch. Clerc Milon is a fresher, lighter style of 2008 which has a delicious hint of creamy raspberry fruit to the more classic blackcurrant backbone. Fine with exceptionally fine tannins this has a lovely rounded finish with more than a hint of the savoury minerality of the vintage.