Clerc Milon Vintage:2015 Cristal is often accessible young

Cristal is often accessible young

The Brunate is all about length

While distinctly different from the Santa Cruz Mountain releases

It will continue to evolve in bottle over the next decade

Here too there is a background application of wood that is sufficiently subtle so as to allow the expressive nose of plum

Clerc Milon Vintage:2015 Cristal is often accessible youngThis 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