In Bond Fine Wine. 2010 Château Duhart Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. Fourth Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (JA). Drinking window: 2024–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
A Fifth Growth in the 1855 classification, Duhart Milon is part of the Lafite stable, undergoing a notable transformation in recent years under the ownership of the Rothschild family. The estate's recent shift towards a more meticulous approach has resulted in wines with balance and complexity, showcasing Pauillac signature cassis, & cedar notes. Vintages such as 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2016 have garnered widespread acclaim. Duhart-Milon offers a window into the quality of Rothschild craftsmanship, without the premium of its more famous sibling.
James Molesworth (JMol) — 92–95/100 · Wine Spectator, 31/03/2011
This plump red offers black tea, warm ganache, fig and black currant confiture notes backed by a smoky finish, with pillowy but lengthy tannins. Acidity then rushes in at the very end, adding more length. An impressive step up for this wine. Tasted non-blind.
Albany Vintners (AV) — 92–94/100 · -, 27/04/2011
65% production goes into the Grand Vin. Quite closed on the nose. Medium body but packed full of fruit. Blackberry, black cherry and mint on the palate with lovely concentration and a firm structure. A stricter style and Seems more complete than Carruades.
Jane Anson (JA) — 95/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 2024-10-10 · Drink 2024-2050
This starts out reserved, and then quietly builds in strength, showing velvety tannins, creamy blackberry and blackcurrant hedgerow, full of Pauillac character and tannins but far less forbidding that it was as a young wine. Love how much this has grown into itself over ageing.