Cinquième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 · Red

Where is Château Clerc Milon wine from?

Château Clerc Milon is a red wine from Pauillac, in Médoc, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Cinquième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Château Clerc Milon wine label — Photo: Gershowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Château Clerc Milon at a glance

Classification	Cinquième Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Appellation	Pauillac
Style	Red wine
Grapes	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Village or town	Pauillac
Subregion	Médoc
Region	Bordeaux
Country	France
Vineyard area	41 ha
Coordinates	45.2216, -0.7653

Château Clerc Milon

Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

Cinquième Grand Cru Classé en 1855

Faces Lafite Rothschild across the D2 road, in the hamlet of Mousset

Appellation: Pauillac
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Vineyard: 41 ha

The name combines Jean-Baptiste Clerc, owner in 1855, and the village of Milon. Baron Philippe de Rothschild bought the run-down estate in 1970, when it had 16.5 ha of vines, and enlarged it. A new winery was completed in 2011.

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