CHÂTEAU DUHART MILON 2018
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Château Duhart-Milon 2018
“This is a ripe, classic Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine. Its strict initial character blossoms out into rich black-currant flavors that exude class. Backed by acidity and with hints of the wood aging still in place, the wine is just beginning its journey. Drink from 2027.” – 95/100, Wine Enthusiast
VARIETIES: Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 35%
REGION: France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Pauillac
AGEING: 18 months in barrels. 50% in new barrels and 50% in barrels that had held one wine from the Tonnellerie des Domaines
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 20 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Pair well with a Matured Prime Rib cooked over Medoc vine shoots, a Herb-crusted Rack of Lamb, a back of Rabbit with Dijon Mustard, or a Roasted Quail with Mushrooms or even uncooked pressed cheeses like Edam, Gouda, Saint-Nectaire, Morbier, Tomme de Savoie / Salers
CRITICS SCORES: 96/JS, 95/WE, 95/D, 94/RP, 93/WS, 93/JD
VIVINO: Average 4.3 ★★★★✰
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4ᵉ Grand Cru Classé – 1855, Pauillac Appellation | Range | Château Duhart-Milon 2018
Pauillac is located on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, approximately 40km north of Bordeaux. With the tempering influence of the estuary and a great diversity of soils originating from both the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, Pauillac boasts exceptional climate and geological conditions for the production of outstanding wines. Château Duhart-Milon’s vineyard consists of a single block of vines adjacent to Château Lafite Rothschild, on the hillside to the west of the Carruades plateau. The property has 76 hectares of vines. The soil consists of fine gravel mixed with aeolian sand on a tertiary limestone.
On the Duhart-Milon terroir, drier than Lafite for the Cabernet Sauvignon but with more clay for the Merlot, 2018 had two different effects. For the Cabernet, the stress was very intense in August and September but the light rains on 28 August and 5 September resolved the situation and put ripening back on track. On the clay, where our Merlot is planted, our terroir proved to be particularly well adapted to the vintage and the water stress was always perfect and without excess. We have never seen such beautiful Merlots at Duhart: which is good news, because our Grand Vin always contains them in high proportion.
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