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CHÂTEAU DUHART MILON ROTHSCHILD

2013 4ème Cru Classé Pauillac

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

Quite austere black fruit, plum and graphite, dark minerals and a good concentrated intensity. Very dry cherry finish lifted by acidity, but there's a sharp harmony here even if it is all quite lean. 2019-2026 Rating: 89-90 L&S (Apr 2014)


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This charming blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot reveals plenty of red and black currant fruit, a clean, pure mouthfeel, modest body and undeniable finesse as well as elegance. Enjoy it over the next 7-8 years. 2014-2022 Rating: 85-87 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Aug 2014)

Red-ruby. Aromas of raspberry, minerals and violet. Clean and silky but penetrating, with slightly austere flavors of dark berries and minerals. Juicy, firmly built and nicely delineated, in Duhart's not particularly sweet style. Finishes with dusty, firm tannins, good persistence and a flinty nuance. Rating: 86-88 Ian d'Agata - Stephen Tanzer website (May 2014)

Rich with black fruits both nose and palate has the sweetness of ripe fruit. The ripe fruits on the mid palate are supported by firm but fine tannins and at the back there is depth richness the sweetness of ripe fruit. 2018-30 Rating: 88-91 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (May 2014)

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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