Chateau Clarke Bordeaux 2020

Winemaker's Notes

Located in Listrac-Médoc, a prestigious appellation in the Northern Médoc, Château Clarke is the flagship estate of Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, which he inherited from his father, the late Baron Edmond de Rothschild. While Château Clarke has been producing kosher cuvées since 1986, this is the first time they make a kosher run of the winery’s Grand Vin. It features a deep garnet towards royal purple color. On the nose, crushed raspberries, ripe purple plums and cassis, as well as a hint of smoke and freshly rolled cigars. Medium to full-bodied, with great purity of fruit, and a suave, almost velvety texture yet not overly extracted. The palate echoes the nose with lush red fruit, black currants, tobacco, followed by graphite, freshly turned earth, minerals, Cuban cigars, medium acidity with fine grained tannins and notes of dark chocolate on the long and elegant finish. This is a superbly well-crafted, racy and elegant wine w