2019 Duhart-Milon, Pauillac
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Chris Kissack
Reviewed December 2021A straightforward blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, this was aged in 50% new oak before bottling. It has a simply wonderful character on the nose, classically styled with dried blackcurrants, some expressive smoky tinges redolent of smouldering tobacco, set in a beautifully defined style but with little currant, black bean, toast, truffle and cigar-box highlights along the way. The palate is superbly delineated just as the nose indicates, with a sinewy tension and a medium-bodied texture. So elegantly poised, with a rich substance, smoked fruit communicating some of the complex and savoury character of the nose, with tightly knit tannins and fresh acidity. Just divine;this should age brilliantly.
Professional Reviews
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James Suckling
Aromas of currants and sweet tobacco with some lead pencil. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a long, linear finish. Very fine, silky tannins. Pretty is the word. Direct and precise.
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Decanter
A mixture of dark fruits and gorgeous ripe red cherries on the nose with a milk chocolate dusting. Smooth texture on the palate full of black fruits, darker and more serious in fruit profile than the nose suggests but with a clear mineral/wet stone element, such a cleanness and cooling freshness that comes across on the palate. Really elegant, refined and poised. Delicious juice on the first impact then settles with lots of nuance, grip and complexity coming through. Impressive and well balanced. (GH)
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Jane Anson
A brilliant wine to seek out to showcase how Duhart is being skilfully worked to deepen its flavour profile and beef up its mid palate, and to soften up tannins that can be austere when young. Here you find a tenderness and a velvety quality to the structure, along with cool blue and black fruits. Still unmistakably Pauillac, majoring on cassis, pencil lead and cedar wood, all standing to attention and confident of giving you many years of service. Very good quality, delivering on its En Primeur promise.
Staff Reviews
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Matthew Landau Hassan
Review Date: 06/2026Matthew Landau Hassan
The only Fourth Growth in Pauillac, sitting on the Milon hillside right next to Lafite and sharing its winemaking team since 1962—pedigree you can taste. The 2019 is classic Pauillac: a powerful core of black currant and dark cherry framed by graphite, cedar, and a savory tobacco-leaf edge. The palate is deep and structured, built on gravel-grown Cabernet (67%) with Merlot for flesh, carried by firm, finely grained tannins and a long, mineral finish. Drinking well with a decant now but built for the cellar—give it 8 to 15 years and it will reward you. A genuine taste of Lafite’s neighborhood at a relative bargain.
Notes
92 points Antonio Galloni for Vinous: "The 2019 Duhart-Milon is bold, juicy and explosive, but also a bit hard in its tannin. I thought some of that austerity would start to resolve with élevage, but it has not, at least not yet. Dark macerated cherry, spice, tobacco and strong Cabernet Sauvignon inflections power through to the finish." (02/2022)
Details
| Origin | Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
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| Type/Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| SKU | 1698279 |
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