Château Clerc Milon

Château Clerc Milon was acquired in 1970 by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, who set about restoring its Cru Classé status. Thanks to Baroness Philippine, Clerc Milon, one of the most highly regarded Châteaux in the Bordeaux region, now boasts technical facilities and reception areas worthy of its reputation.

Today,Château Clerc Milon boasts 40 hectares of vines, located in the northeastern part of the Pauillac appellation. Most of the vineyard is located on the beautiful Mousset hillside, overlooking the Gironde. Viticulture is practiced in an integrated way, respecting the environment and strictly limiting the use of phytosanitary products. The vineyards are carefully monitored and the parcels selected in the same way as at Château Mouton Rothschild.

The new vat room has been designed to adapt to the mosaic of plots and provide maximum flexibility in receiving the grapes. As at Mouton, the grapes are picked entirely by hand in 12-kilo crates.

Château Clerc Milon is aged for 16 to 18 months, 40% in new oak barrels. Humidity in the cellar is maintained at around 80%, using ultrasonic humidifiers, and the temperature fluctuates between 14 and 16°C. A long-ageing wine, a successful marriage of gravel and clay-limestone terroirs, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, powerful, tannic, fruity and harmoniously structured, Château Clerc Milon possesses all the elegance typical of the finest Pauillac wines.