CHÂTEAU DUHART MILON ROTHSCHILD

2006 4ème Cru Classé Pauillac

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Pauillac
Classification 4ème Cru Classé
ABV 12.5%

Deeper and blacker than the Carruades, Duhart has a riper feel, with more wood evident, and a mid-palate of spice and cedar-scented solidity. Like the Carruades, this is quite taut, and finishes on lean black cherries. Rating: 88 L&S (Apr 2007)


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The overriding flavour is blackberry, sweet ripe blackberry. The tannins are rounded and ripe and giving lushness to the fruit but the firmness and acidity towards the back tend to close down the finish. 2014-25 Rating: 88-91 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Dec 2013)

The Duhart ’06 has a very fine, well-defined, typically masculine nose with blackberry, espresso, boysenberry and a touch of cold tea. The palate is medium-bodied but expanding in the mouth, ripe black toasty fruit woven around firm tannins, foursquare with a slight bitterness on the tarry finish. This needs 8-10 years to mellow, but a little doughty at the moment. Rating: 89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jul 2010)

Good full medium red. Aromas of plum, smoked meat, iron and rose. Supple and broad, with a restrained sweetness to the flavors of plum, smoke and meat. Seems to gain in sweetness toward the back, finishing with good breadth and length. Rating: 88 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2009)

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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