Duhart Milon 2010

Pauillac, Fourth Growth

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Tasting Notes
The 2010 Duhart-Milon has an intense but tightly coiled nose of black fruit laced with cedar and mint. I would have liked to see a little more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and very well judged acidity. There is an appealing sense of symmetry here with fine precision and tension on the finish. Excellent. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting. Score: 93 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 April 2020
Dense purple, with classic notes of cedar and lead pencil shavings as well as gobs of back currants and licorice, the wine has a full-bodied mouthfeel with fabulous precision and density. It also possesses a long, silky finish with moderately high tannins, but they are ripe and well-integrated. The wood is clearly pushed to the background in this dense, full-bodied Pauillac, which should drink beautifully for 30+ years. If you can’t afford Lafite-Rothschild (few can)or even their second wine, Carruades de Lafite, you still have Duhart Milon, which has become a profound wine over the last 5-7 years due to the extensive amount of attention and investment the Rothschilds have pumped into this estate. This blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot is fabulous, a dead ringer for Lafite in a great vintage. (It is probably better than many of the Lafites of the 1960s and 1970s, and even some of the vintages in the 1980s.) Score: 96 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2043 01 February 2013
This large estate (190 acres) has been on a qualitative rise for nearly a decade. A classic Pauillac, the opaque purple-colored 2010, a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot, reveals beautiful notes of creme de cassis, licorice, tobacco leaf and forest floor. Bigger and more muscular than most previous vintages, this full-bodied Pauillac possesses stunning density as well as intensity. Atypically high in alcohol for this property, it requires 5-7 years of cellaring and should age effortlessly for 25-30 years. Score: 94 - 96 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011
Delicately sweet dark fruit. Hint of blueberry and vanilla. Then drier and less obvious on the palate. Fine grained and unexpectedly juicy on the finish. Score: 17 Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2018-2028 10 April 2012
(73% cabernet sauvignon and 27% merlot) Opaque ruby-purple; this really stains the glass. Intense herbal, cola and coffee notes keep the blackcurrant aroma in check, but I find this nose ultimately lacks grace. Straightforward and austere, with blackberry, cedar and herbal flavors displaying good length. Finishes with a nice peppery kick but this Pauillac currently lacks a little charm and complexity. Perhaps all it needs is a little time. Score: 86 - 88 Ian D'Agata, Vinous.com 01 May 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. Score: 92 - 94 Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2011
Concentrated black fruits, powerful yet lifted, structured and long term elegance, a great Duhart. Score: 18 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 2011
73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot. Extremely deep crimson. Sweet pruney start - looks much more intense than Carruades, presumably because of all the Cabernet. Very introvert; not much nose. Juicy, fresh and liquorice - lots of energy. Lots of freshness. Dry finish. Very subtle but with extremely marked tannins. Just a little rugged. But the fruit is wonderfully concentrated.. (17+ Points) Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 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. Score: 92 - 95 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 31 March 2011

Tasting Notes

The 2010 Duhart-Milon has an intense but tightly coiled nose of black fruit laced with cedar and mint. I would have liked to see a little more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and very well judged acidity. There is an appealing sense of symmetry here with fine precision and tension on the finish. Excellent. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting.

Score: 93

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 April 2020

Dense purple, with classic notes of cedar and lead pencil shavings as well as gobs of back currants and licorice, the wine has a full-bodied mouthfeel with fabulous precision and density. It also possesses a long, silky finish with moderately high tannins, but they are ripe and well-integrated. The wood is clearly pushed to the background in this dense, full-bodied Pauillac, which should drink beautifully for 30+ years. If you can’t afford Lafite-Rothschild (few can)or even their second wine, Carruades de Lafite, you still have Duhart Milon, which has become a profound wine over the last 5-7 years due to the extensive amount of attention and investment the Rothschilds have pumped into this estate. This blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot is fabulous, a dead ringer for Lafite in a great vintage. (It is probably better than many of the Lafites of the 1960s and 1970s, and even some of the vintages in the 1980s.)

Score: 96

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2043 01 February 2013

This large estate (190 acres) has been on a qualitative rise for nearly a decade. A classic Pauillac, the opaque purple-colored 2010, a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot, reveals beautiful notes of creme de cassis, licorice, tobacco leaf and forest floor. Bigger and more muscular than most previous vintages, this full-bodied Pauillac possesses stunning density as well as intensity. Atypically high in alcohol for this property, it requires 5-7 years of cellaring and should age effortlessly for 25-30 years.

Score: 94 - 96

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011

Delicately sweet dark fruit. Hint of blueberry and vanilla. Then drier and less obvious on the palate. Fine grained and unexpectedly juicy on the finish.

Score: 17

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2018-2028 10 April 2012

(73% cabernet sauvignon and 27% merlot) Opaque ruby-purple; this really stains the glass. Intense herbal, cola and coffee notes keep the blackcurrant aroma in check, but I find this nose ultimately lacks grace. Straightforward and austere, with blackberry, cedar and herbal flavors displaying good length. Finishes with a nice peppery kick but this Pauillac currently lacks a little charm and complexity. Perhaps all it needs is a little time.

Score: 86 - 88

Ian D'Agata, Vinous.com 01 May 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.

Score: 92 - 94

Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2011

Concentrated black fruits, powerful yet lifted, structured and long term elegance, a great Duhart.

Score: 18

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 2011

73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot. Extremely deep crimson. Sweet pruney start - looks much more intense than Carruades, presumably because of all the Cabernet. Very introvert; not much nose. Juicy, fresh and liquorice - lots of energy. Lots of freshness. Dry finish. Very subtle but with extremely marked tannins. Just a little rugged. But the fruit is wonderfully concentrated.. (17+ Points)

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 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.

Score: 92 - 95

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 31 March 2011

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