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2022 Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (78%), Merlot (22%)
Not ready (Drink 2028 - 2049)
James Molesworth
17/20
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
90-92/100
William Kelley
91-93/100
Jeb Dunnuck
94-96/100
Jane Anson
94/100
James Suckling
95-96/100
Product: 20228124517

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2022 Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Sauvignon 78%; Merlot 22%.

The quality of the Cabernet Sauvignon across all the Lafite-Rothschild estates was extraordinary and superb. There has been a trend in recent vintages to look for a style at this property that has a more open weave and texture than in the past, and there is a greater degree of generosity in view. All the classic notes are present - blackcurrant, blackberry, a hint of florality and gentle warm spice. 

The tannins, however, have plenty of grip but are very ripe. In common with some other addresses, a higher than usual proportion of press wine was used, in this case 17%, because of its exceptional quality. This gives the wine its typical backbone around which the more expressive fruits are wrapped.

Score: 17/20

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Not ready (2028 - 2049)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (78%), Merlot (22%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Duhart-Milon

Critics reviews

James Molesworth 17/20

Marked Cabernet nose – blackcurrant with a touch of mint. Big tannic base but with an opulence to the tannins. Long and persistent. Plenty of Pauillac power.

Drink 2030-2042
James Molesworth, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2023)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 90-92/100

Made from 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot, the 2022 Duhart-Milon is deep garnet-purple in color. It rocks up with ready-to-impress notes of warm cassis, blackberry preserves, and menthol, followed by hints of cinnamon stick, rose oil, and fallen leaves. The medium-bodied palate is chock full of lively black berry and minty flavors, framed by grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and lifted.

Drink 2026-2042
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (May 2023)
William Kelley 91-93/100
The 2022 Duhart-Milon unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cedar box, loamy soil, herbs and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety palate with a broad attack that segues into a lively, nicely concentrated core of fruit, concluding with a youthfully firm finish.
William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Apr 2023)
Jeb Dunnuck 94-96/100

The Grand Vin 2022 Château Duhart-Milon is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot. It brings more richness as well as classic Pauillac character in its lead pencil, graphite, tobacco, and red and black fruit-driven aromatics. With gorgeous richness, a medium to full bodied mouthfeel, and a great finish, this utterly classic, seamless, balanced Pauillac should be snatched up by readers. It's going to give the 2009 a run for its money.
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2023)
Jane Anson 94/100
Intense, stately, with ripe and spicy dark brambled fruit flavours, blackberry and cassis, balanced by grippy tannins, crushed rocks, slate and cigar, which add texture and moderation. The serious face of Duhart does well in the vintage, keeping an upright tannic backbone. New cellar at Duhart since 2020. Harvest August 31 to September 28, 3.8ph. Olivier Bonnau technical director. Duhart Milon vineyard is looking at lowering density of planting to guard against future hot vintages of this type.
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (May 2023)
James Suckling 95-96/100

Very Pauillac in its blackcurrant, dark chocolate and walnut husk character. Full-bodied yet compacted. Wet earth, mushroom, earth, black tobacco. Fine and intense tannins. Fresh and complex. 78% cabernet sauvignon and 22% merlot.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2023)

About this wine

Pauillac

Pauillac

The aristocrat of the Médoc boasts 75 percent of the region’s First Growths, with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of production. Pauillac's First Growths each have their own unique characteristics: Ch. Lafite Rothschild produces the region’s most aromatically-complex and subtly-flavoured wine, while – with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon – Ch. Mouton Rothschild can produce a decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
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