Chateau Clarke 2018
Trust your Taste
Morello cherry, mint and thyme are layered with vanilla and fine toast in this Listrac-Médoc blend. The entry is smooth and generous, followed by fresh acidity and ripe, firm tannins. Try it over a savoury meal if you enjoy Bordeaux with structure and depth.
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Firm ripe tannins, clear freshness and savoury complexity favour Structured palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy fresh, structured Bordeaux with ripe tannins and herbal complexity.
It may not suit you if you prefer very soft reds with little drying grip.
Tasting Notes
- Region France
- Extras New
- Style CabernetPowerful Reds
- Type Red
- Grapes CabernetCabernet Sauvignon
- Body Full
Tasting Notes
- Region France
- Extras New
- Style CabernetPowerful Reds
- Type Red
- Grapes CabernetCabernet Sauvignon
- Body Full
How this wine feels
It starts smoothly, then the tannins and fresh edge give the wine a defined frame. Cherry fruit sits alongside herbs and oak spice through a long finish. Expect more grip and savoury structure than a soft, purely fruity red.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
Château Clarke in Listrac-Médoc grows its Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon on limestone and clay soils.
Cold soaking and fermentation in oak and stainless steel vats, followed by 16 months in barrels, two-thirds new.
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