Ratings By Robert Parker (89) Tasting Notes Because of its low acidity and evolved style, the 1997 Clerc-Milon deserves consumers’ attention. Readers will enjoy its forward, concentrated, cassis/blackberry notes intertwined with coffee, smoke, spice, and chocolate. Drink this lush, hedonistic offering over the next decade.(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This is among the finest wines I have ever tasted from this estate. Lavishly oaked, with gobs of pain grille and rich fruit, it is massive and concentrated. The color is dense ruby/purple. The bouquet offers notes of roasted coffee, tobacco, and jammy cassis. Although surprisingly soft and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes The 1995 Clerc-Milon, a 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc blend, reveals more tannin and grip than the 1996 (ironically, the 1995 has more of a 1996 vintage character, and vice versa for the 1996). This attractive dark ruby/purple-colored wine has impressive credentials, and may merit… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 77 Tasting Notes This firm, tannic hard, and austere wine displays an impressive dark ruby/purple color as well as some background underbrush and black currants, but the tannins dominate in a wine that is somewhat weedy and a strong candidate to dry out in a decade or more.(Wine Advocate #181 Feb… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89+ Tasting Notes One of the finest wines I have tasted from this estate, the 2005 Cos Labory exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue, aromas of road tar, blackberries, creme de cassis, forest floor, smoke, and graphite, medium to full body, and abundant tannin. It is a complete, dense effort with high… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes It is good to see this estate, which is trapped in the shadows of its across-the-street neighbor, Cos d??Estournel, begin to fashion better and better wines. Soft, sweet tannins and loads of ripe, opulent black currant fruit intermixed with smoke and dried herb characteristics are found in the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 83 Tasting Notes Some attractive aromatics of forest floor, red currants, and herbs are followed by a relatively lean, medium-bodied wine that finishes with some hollowness and astringent tannin. I don??t think this is going anywhere, but it will certainly hold up and survive for another 10-15 years.(Wine Advocate #158 Apr… Read More »