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Pastourelle
De Clerc
Milon 2009 VINTAGE   

VINTAGE

2009,
Well-structured and beautifully balanced, revealing the charm and depth of this very fine vintage

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Harvest

Climatic conditions

Nature was particularly kind in 2009, providing conditions that favoured the vegetation cycle and helped the grapes to reach full maturity. Winter was a little colder than usual, though in the period to March the region had 204 hours of sunshine more than the average for the last thirty years. April was very wet and May often stormy. Flowering took place rapidly and evenly around 5 June.

Summer set in from mid-June, bringing remarkable levels of sunshine and little rainfall. The very fine weather and high level of hydric stress, barely alleviated by a few showers, enabled the grapes to ripen slowly to full maturity. Temperatures in August were 1.4 °C higher than the average. The ideal weather continued into September as cool nights alternated with hot days.

The weather, encouraging the concentration of aromas and flavours and the accumulation of anthocyans, brought the crop to harvest in perfect condition. Picking began with the Merlot on 23 September and ended with the Cabernet Sauvignon on 6 October. The grapes were extremely healthy, containing plenty of sugar, colour and fruit and showing exceptional potential. 2009 will undoubtedly go down as a vintage to match the finest.

Tasting Notes

The wine has a dense and deep colour with a crimson tint.

The refined, elegant and rather radiant nose reveals scents of black fruit and kirsch cherry. Gentle toasted and aniseed aromas emerge with airing, mingled with delicate forest-floor notes.

The packed and succulent palate elegantly expresses complex liquorice and peppery notes together with jammy fruit, all underpinned by firm and abundant tannins. Well-structured and beautifully balanced, it reflects the charm and depth of this very fine vintage, leading into a long and warm finish underpinned by cedarwood and bitter chocolate flavours.

Varietal mix 2009 Vintage

50% Cabernet Sauvignon
36% Merlot
11% Cabernet Franc
2% Petit Verdot
1% Carmenère

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