2004-CHÂTEAU-DUHART-MILON-ROTHSCHILD-4ème-Cru-Classé-Pauillac

CHÂTEAU DUHART MILON ROTHSCHILD

2004 4ème Cru Classé Pauillac

Grapes Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Pauillac
Classification 4ème Cru Classé
ABV 13%

Deeper flavours than the Carruades tasted alongside, blacker fruit, damsons and sloes. but again the finish is not amazingly long. This is a very round and seamlessly attractive wine all the same. Rating: 90 L&S (Apr 2005)


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Alluring nose of secondary black and red fruits, coffee, spice and tar. A seductive style with good concentration and considerable finesse. It's ready now but has a good future ahead of it. Drinking range: 2014 - 2022 Rating: 91 Decanter Magazine (Sept 2014)

Although the nose is quite red fruited there is a mix of black behind giving some sweetness. A ripe mix of black plum, bilberry and sloe gives complexity with dark chocolate ensuring richness. The backbone is still firm but there is enough sweet fruit to win through with time. 2013-22 Rating: 91 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Dec 2013)

Bright medium ruby-red. Musky aromas of cassis, fruitcake, chocolate and smoke. Richer and more minerally than the Carruades, but more backward and restrained. There's also a slightly weedy hint of the year but this is suppler and richer in texture. Finishes with slightly dusty but polished tannins and a suggestion of medicinal cabernet. Rating: 89 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2007)

Château Duhart Milon

Pauillac Quatrième cru 1855 Château Duhart Milon is owned by its very illustrious neighbour Château Lafite-Rothschild, with whom it shares a vineyard management and wine making team. Duhart is said to have been a pirate in the service of Loius XV who settled in the Médoc in his retirement. Indeed, the "pirate's house" stood by the Gironde until the 1950's and is pictured on the label. His vineyard was united with Mandavy-Milon in the 1830's by the Castéja family. Earning 4th Growth status was a high point for Duhart-Milon with the next 100+ years being a period of some decline. Vineyards were sold off (notably to the Batailleys) and the wines declined considerably in quality. By the time Baron Eric de Rothschild bought Duhart-Milon in 1962 it was in a very sorry state with barely 17ha under vine. Rothschild ownership saw the vineyards completely re-planted and the chais (and a chais is all there is, there never has been an actual château) renovated. Today the wines are made with the same meticulous care as Lafite, but sell at a fraction of the price, making Duhart-Milon a bit of a bargain. Château Duhart-Milon sits immediately west/inland of Château Lafite-Rothschild, facing Château Lafon-Rochet across the Jalle du Breuil in Saint Estèphe. The 73ha of vineyard are planted with 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. The Grand Vin is aged in oak barrels made by the Rothschild cooperage for up to 18 months. The second wine is called Moulin de Duhart, and a lighter styled third wine called Baron de Milon.

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