THE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTION Château Clarke Listrac-Médoc 2015 Half Bottle 375ml
- SKU:
- 3338211
- UPC:
- 3309470002703
92 points “This is a very good wine with succulent black fruits richness great aromatics and a juicy finish. Gourmet in style with mouth-watering salinity on the finish… Eric Boissenot consultant as of this vintage.” – Decanter Magazine
Everybody knows that the Rothschild family gave the world the First Growths Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Mouton Rothschild but fewer wine lovers are aware that they’re also the driving force behind Château Clarke a winery just a few miles away in the Médoc. Baron Edmond de Rothschild bought the property in 1973 and being the wealthiest branch of the family due to their banking links there has been huge investment in it. That has resulted in step-change in quality over recent years making this a Bordeaux to watch.
Château Clarke Listrac-Médoc 2015 hails from a phenomenal vintage. When it came to 2015 respected critic and Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee went as far as to “compare it to 2005 and 2009 in quality” Decanter Magazine noted that “several châteaux have arguably made the best ever wines” and Steven Spurrier announced that “Bordeaux is back.” So with the Rothschild’s know-how and a spectacular year this wine is a must-try.
In May 2020 Decanter Magazine published an article entitled “Tasting 10 years of Château Clarke: A Medoc success story”. This wine was particularly well received. This might well be because Eric Boissenot began to consult here a man that helps out at Latour Lafite Rothschild Margaux Mouton Rothschild Palmer Pichon Longueville Pichon Baron Ducru-Beaucaillou Léoville Barton Brane Cantenac Léoville Las Cases Gruaud-Larose and many more.
The French side of the Rothschild dynasty is legendary in the wine world. In 1853 Nathaniel de Rothschild created Château Mouton Rothschild and fifteen years later his uncle James Mayer de Rothschild acquired Château Lafite Rothschild. The former is the most flamboyant of Bordeaux’s First Growths and part of the Primum Familiae Vini – an association of the world’s finest family-owned wineries that include the likes of Antinori Vega Sicilia Tenuta San Guido of Sassicaia fame Egon Müller Pol Roger the Symington Family Port house and many more. Neighbouring Château Lafite Rothschild has also become one of the most famous and sought-after wines in the entire world. Esteemed wine critic Neal Martin describes it as the “quintessential wine of elegance” and it’s widely regarded as the most consistent of the First Growths. In 1962 the Lafite branch of the Rothschild family took the “Lafite Spirit” that they’d nurtured on the great terroir of Pauillac and began to expand their empire. Starting in Bordeaux they procured nearby neighbour Château Duhart-Milon then Château Rieussec in Sauternes and Pomerol’s Château l’Evangile. They then branched out into South America with Viña Los Vascos in Chile and Bodegas Caro in Argentina then further afield in France with Languedoc’s Domaines d’Aussières and even into northeast China with a new project called Long Dai. The three Rothschild Barons came together in 2007 to create Champagne Barons de Rothschild. All these ventures work to the same exacting standards as the legendary First Growths befitting of wine’s most iconic family.
SKU No.: 3338211
Style No.: 846084
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Merlot,Cabernet Sauvignon
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 14%
Volume: 375ml
Allergens: Sulphites
92 points “This is a very good wine with succulent black fruits richness great aromatics and a juicy finish. Gourmet in style with mouth-watering salinity on the finish… Eric Boissenot consultant as of this vintage.” – Decanter Magazine
Everybody knows that the Rothschild family gave the world the First Growths Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Mouton Rothschild but fewer wine lovers are aware that they’re also the driving force behind Château Clarke a winery just a few miles away in the Médoc. Baron Edmond de Rothschild bought the property in 1973 and being the wealthiest branch of the family due to their banking links there has been huge investment in it. That has resulted in step-change in quality over recent years making this a Bordeaux to watch.
Château Clarke Listrac-Médoc 2015 hails from a phenomenal vintage. When it came to 2015 respected critic and Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee went as far as to “compare it to 2005 and 2009 in quality” Decanter Magazine noted that “several châteaux have arguably made the best ever wines” and Steven Spurrier announced that “Bordeaux is back.” So with the Rothschild’s know-how and a spectacular year this wine is a must-try.
In May 2020 Decanter Magazine published an article entitled “Tasting 10 years of Château Clarke: A Medoc success story”. This wine was particularly well received. This might well be because Eric Boissenot began to consult here a man that helps out at Latour Lafite Rothschild Margaux Mouton Rothschild Palmer Pichon Longueville Pichon Baron Ducru-Beaucaillou Léoville Barton Brane Cantenac Léoville Las Cases Gruaud-Larose and many more.
The French side of the Rothschild dynasty is legendary in the wine world. In 1853 Nathaniel de Rothschild created Château Mouton Rothschild and fifteen years later his uncle James Mayer de Rothschild acquired Château Lafite Rothschild. The former is the most flamboyant of Bordeaux’s First Growths and part of the Primum Familiae Vini – an association of the world’s finest family-owned wineries that include the likes of Antinori Vega Sicilia Tenuta San Guido of Sassicaia fame Egon Müller Pol Roger the Symington Family Port house and many more. Neighbouring Château Lafite Rothschild has also become one of the most famous and sought-after wines in the entire world. Esteemed wine critic Neal Martin describes it as the “quintessential wine of elegance” and it’s widely regarded as the most consistent of the First Growths. In 1962 the Lafite branch of the Rothschild family took the “Lafite Spirit” that they’d nurtured on the great terroir of Pauillac and began to expand their empire. Starting in Bordeaux they procured nearby neighbour Château Duhart-Milon then Château Rieussec in Sauternes and Pomerol’s Château l’Evangile. They then branched out into South America with Viña Los Vascos in Chile and Bodegas Caro in Argentina then further afield in France with Languedoc’s Domaines d’Aussières and even into northeast China with a new project called Long Dai. The three Rothschild Barons came together in 2007 to create Champagne Barons de Rothschild. All these ventures work to the same exacting standards as the legendary First Growths befitting of wine’s most iconic family.
SKU No.: 3338211
Style No.: 846084