THE FIRST WINE

One of Château Clerc Milon’s distinctive features is its blend, which combines five typical Bordeaux grape varieties in a true reflection of its vineyard: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carmenere. Each variety’s contribution is essential but must be in the right proportions to express the best of the estate, vintage after vintage.

Cabernet Sauvignon brings structure and complex aromas and flavours as well as great ageing potential.
Cabernet Franc brings freshness. Its proportion is another distinguishing feature of the wine.
Merlot complements the Cabernets with its full and smooth character as well as its velvety mouthfeel.
The rich and complex array of aromas and flavours is set off by the spice notes of Petit Verdot.
Carmenere gives the best of itself, bringing subtle notes of wilted rose petals and violet. Making up a small proportion of the blend, it is an essential part of Château Clerc Milon.

First made in 2009, it was not named or sold until 2015.

Coming from the same terroirs as its senior, Pastourelle de Clerc Milon has been sold en primeur since the 2020 vintage. Though the blend often contains more Merlot than the first wine, it is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and rounded off by Cabernet Franc.

An ideal introduction to Château Clerc Milon, Pastourelle de Clerc Milon is a more approachable wine, built on freshness, fruit and succulence while still asserting its Pauillac origins.

The wine’s name is reminiscent of Château Clerc Milon and its dancers. Pastourelle was a style of sung poetry in the Middle Ages and is also the name of a dance figure, originally a quadrille.