A highly spiced and notably more elegant nose offers up aromas of essence of black pinot fruit

but that wine sets the bar very high (and it earned a 100-point score)

blackberry liqueur

Patience will be required

The old vines are very much in evidence as there is a true abundance of palate soaking dry extract that imparts a velvety mouth feel to the mid-palate and buffers the very firm tannins on the youthfully austere

Clerc Milon other_regions A highly spiced and notablyThis shows a lightly rugged edge, with espresso and humus notes along the edges of the dark currant and blackberry fruit core. The finish keeps the rustic profile, with a charcoal shading, but there's ample fruit for balance. Solid, but for fans of the style.Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2018. 11,000 cases made. JM