Pastourelle de Clerc Milon, Pauillac, France 2014 Branaire-Ducru Named after the vineyard manager

Named after the vineyard manager and two-thirds destemmed

follows the winemaking tradition of Elba trying to bring innovative elements

Direct and linear

a graphite spine emerges and drives the anise- and apple wood–tinged finish

This is a velvety wine with its beautiful tannins and generous fruit

Pastourelle de Clerc Milon, Pauillac, France 2014 Branaire-Ducru Named after the vineyard managerGarnet red with intense crimson highlights, the wine has a refined and expansive nose which opens on red fruit aromas, joined after airing by notes of nutmeg and touches of liquorice and vanilla which contribute most agreeably to the overall impression of harmony.