2003 Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac

Loads of licorice and currants follow through to a full-bodied palate, with lots of refined tannins and a long, long finish. This is very structured and layered. Beauty. Better than the 2000. Best after 2010. 8,330 cases made. ?JS Review Date: March 2006

The dense ruby/purple-colored 2003 is surprisingly fresh and crisp, displaying no signs of the vintages extreme heat. This full-bodied, powerful, rich, backward, dense, tannic effort reveals notes of Chinese black tea, creme de cassis, licorice, and melted chocolate. Give it 4-5 years of cellaring, and drink it over the next two decades. Review Date: April 2006