Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Drink with grilled meat, and French cheese.

The vines are planted on clay-limestone hilltops that enable the Merlot grape to express itself at its best. And ever since the first vintage year at Château Clarke, bottled in 1978, the quality of the wines has never ceased to improve.

65% in new barrels, rest in second fill barrels. Duration : 16 months

Vating by gravity, cold maceration, vinification in wooden vats and stainless steel tanks. Pumping over and pigeage. Automatic thermoregulation system. Micro oxygenation in tank.

Chateau Clarke was so named by the Irish family who bought the property in the 17th century. In 1973 it was bought by Baron Edmond de Rothschild who completely renovated the property. The vineyard which is in full production is situated in the Listrac appellation with its very special type of “terroir” of undulating hills and soils of clay-limestone and pebbles. The buildings on the property have been restored to their original aspect with the exception of the Chateau itself demolished in the 1950s and never rebuilt. Some new buildings have been constructed for the purposes of vinification bottling and packaging allowing bottles to be stored in the best conditions of temperature and security. Although the equipment here is modern the wine is vinified in keeping with the traditions of great Médoc wines and is aged in oak barrels. The wine is aged over a period of 12 to 16 months in new oak barrels and the careful attention it receives is aimed at helping it mature and preparing it for bottling. Chateau Clarke has a great aging potential. After a few years of cellar ageing it will reveal all the typical characteristics of its “terroir” and a most delicate aromatic harmony.