Château Clerc Milon 2012 vs JCP Maltus, Château Pontet Labrie 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Clerc Milon 2012 currently starts £3.80 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £144.50 | £148.30 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Clerc Milon | JCP Maltus |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot | Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Château Clerc Milon 2012
The Château Clerc Milon 2012 is a bold and beautifully structured Pauillac with deep red colour and a touch of violet. It’s full-bodied and intense, opening with juicy blackberry and liquorice flavours that are wrapped in smooth, velvety tannins. Despite its power, the wine maintains a perfect balance of richness and freshness, with a long, elegant finish that lingers with bright acidity and a subtle mineral edge. Château Clerc Milon sits in prime Pauillac territory, right next to its legendary First Growth neighbours, Mouton and Lafite Rothschild - you can spot their vines from the château’s terrace. The estate's revival began in 1970, when Baron Philippe de Rothschild acquired the neglected property and set out to restore its reputation as a Classified Growth. His daughter, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, carried on his vision, fully re-establishing Clerc Milon as a top-tier Pauillac estate that produces wines of exceptional quality and value.
JCP Maltus, Château Pontet Labrie 2022
Pontet Labrie is a rare single-vineyard Grand Cru Saint-Émilion, crafted by Jonathan Maltus OBE—one of Bordeaux’s original garagistes and a 100-point winemaker. Unlike the traditional Bordeaux model of blending across vineyard parcels, Jonathan has championed a Burgundian-inspired approach, focusing on small-production, single-site cuvées. In 2014, he turned his attention to a jewel of a plot: just one hectare on Saint-Émilion’s prestigious plateau, with Merlot vines that pre-date the frost of 1957. He believed this site had the potential to be the Merlot-based counterpart to his legendary Le Dôme. With production capped at around 300 cases, Pontet Labrie has quickly become a true collector’s item, even landing in the Robb Report’s “Hard To Get” feature on the world’s most elusive bottles. In fact, the vineyard’s reputation was further cemented when Domaine Clarence Dillon - owners of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion - purchased the surrounding 14 hectares in 2022, recognising the exceptional quality of the terroir. For those lucky enough to secure an allocation, Pontet Labrie offers not just rarity, but a distinctive expression of Saint-Émilion: elegant, powerful, and true to its single-vineyard roots.
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