Château Duhart Milon
Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot Blend
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
2009 vintage. Still fairly young, it needs time to open up, so we decanted it. Still a lot of fruit, with depth and good length. Will benefit from future ageing.
2009 vintage. Still fairly young, it needs time to open up, so we decanted it. Still a lot of fruit, with depth and good length. Will benefit from future ageing.
May 23rd, 2023
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Bordeaux; 30 March 2023 at Yono's, Albany, NY
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Bordeaux; 30 March 2023 at Yono's, Albany, NY
Mar 31st, 2023
The 2005 Duhart-Milon is a bit of a beast. Displays quite a dense, unforgiving pencil lead and tobacco-scented nose, and the fruit seems to take a back seat at the moment. The palate is well-balanced but undeniably brawny and rough-hewn, the kind of Pauillac you wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley at midnight. This is a bit hard going at the moment. This was an ex-château bottle served at Maison François in London. (Neal Martin, Vinous, January 2023)
The 2005 Duhart-Milon is a bit of a beast. Displays quite a dense, unforgiving pencil lead and tobacco-scented nose, and the fruit seems to take a back seat at the moment. The palate is well-balanced but undeniably brawny and rough-hewn, the kind of Pauillac you wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley at midnight. This is a bit hard going at the moment. This was an ex-château bottle served at Maison François in London. (Neal Martin, Vinous, January 2023)
Jan 27th, 2023
Still rather vibrant. A pleasant surprise!
Still rather vibrant. A pleasant surprise!
Aug 21st, 2022
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, aged in 50% new oak. Dark Ruby with dark ripe berry fruit aromas and spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with toasty herb spice and cedar notes. Fine tannins, full body on long finish ending with developing fruit, oak and spice. Great now. Should continue to benefit with cellar time. Nice!
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, aged in 50% new oak. Dark Ruby with dark ripe berry fruit aromas and spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with toasty herb spice and cedar notes. Fine tannins, full body on long finish ending with developing fruit, oak and spice. Great now. Should continue to benefit with cellar time. Nice!
Feb 11th, 2022
Another 2005. Magnum kept the oxygen in check, but reveals it still quite young. Magnolia in a warm breeze. Cherry blossom. Pine, chainsaw heated. Coffee rye. Violets, both fresh and dry, on this floral led bouquet. Rich blackberry in a medium-verging-heavy mouthfeel rich black currant, ripe cassis, sloes, rosemary, sweet mocha tobacco, black cherry and smoke. Relentlessly rich.
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Another 2005. Magnum kept the oxygen in check, but reveals it still quite young. Magnolia in a warm breeze. Cherry blossom. Pine, chainsaw heated. Coffee rye. Violets, both fresh and dry, on this floral led bouquet. Rich blackberry in a medium-verging-heavy mouthfeel rich black currant, ripe cassis, sloes, rosemary, sweet mocha tobacco, black cherry and smoke. Relentlessly rich.
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Dark cat peers seductively through a glass dimly. Ribbons of African violet, blackberry under cocoa nib, nutmeg, dark smooth stone, suede, ripe, unbroken black cherry, dried currant, poppyseed. Strong taste of black currant, black olive, tart cherry, fig, raisin, dried cranberry, tabak, and graphite-peppercorn protruding from a blackberry and violet concoction. Elegant with sinew. Very alive, and a bit young after all that. Impressive depth.
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Dark cat peers seductively through a glass dimly. Ribbons of African violet, blackberry under cocoa nib, nutmeg, dark smooth stone, suede, ripe, unbroken black cherry, dried currant, poppyseed. Strong taste of black currant, black olive, tart cherry, fig, raisin, dried cranberry, tabak, and graphite-peppercorn protruding from a blackberry and violet concoction. Elegant with sinew. Very alive, and a bit young after all that. Impressive depth.
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It has gotten to the point I need two wines with the Allen Brothers sampler of Ribcap & Wagyu Ribeye w/ my Roasted Rosemary Potatoes & Christina’s tasty glazed carrots.
The 02 DuHart over achieving the vintage.
The 12 Lutum Durell Vineyard hugs the Rosemary Potato’s & Glazed Cooked Carrots.
The DuHart is dark fruit currants, smoke, tobacco, pronounced lead pencil, clay, river stone, limestone, dark spice, dry& fresh herbs, eucalyptus/mint, dry twig, crushed dry rocks, forest floor and dark wilted flowers with nice acidity & polish & elegance for days.
It has gotten to the point I need two wines with the Allen Brothers sampler of Ribcap & Wagyu Ribeye w/ my Roasted Rosemary Potatoes & Christina’s tasty glazed carrots.
The 02 DuHart over achieving the vintage.
The 12 Lutum Durell Vineyard hugs the Rosemary Potato’s & Glazed Cooked Carrots.
The DuHart is dark fruit currants, smoke, tobacco, pronounced lead pencil, clay, river stone, limestone, dark spice, dry& fresh herbs, eucalyptus/mint, dry twig, crushed dry rocks, forest floor and dark wilted flowers with nice acidity & polish & elegance for days.
A bit tired and faded over two hours. Blackberry, currants and tobacco. Smelled like the Nat Sherman store.
A bit tired and faded over two hours. Blackberry, currants and tobacco. Smelled like the Nat Sherman store.
Mar 15th, 2021Ruby with garnet edges. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Dark ripe berry aromas and spice. On the palate blackberry and cherry flavors with toasty herb spice, fine tannins, full body on long finish ending with developing fruit, oak and spice. Great now. Should continue to benefit with cellar time.
Ruby with garnet edges. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Dark ripe berry aromas and spice. On the palate blackberry and cherry flavors with toasty herb spice, fine tannins, full body on long finish ending with developing fruit, oak and spice. Great now. Should continue to benefit with cellar time.
Feb 19th, 2021