Pastourelle de Clerc Milon 2021, Pauillac (1x75cl)

Pastourelle de Clerc Milon 2021 is the second wine of Château Clerc Milon, a Pauillac Fifth Growth in the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) group. The official estate vintage page gives a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 2% Carmenère and 1% Petit Verdot. Harvest ran from 22 September to 6 October 2021 after a mild wet winter, April frost spared by the Gironde, cool humid May, mildew pressure into July, then dry August–early September that set seed and fruit maturity.

Tasting notes

The estate describes deep garnet with bright highlights; an intense nose of ripe blueberry and blackcurrant with menthol; a racy, fleshy attack into a well-built mid-palate of chocolate and chiselled tannins; and a long, harmonious finish.