Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite - Chateau Duhart-MilonMoulin de Duhart Pauillac 2020

Product code: 17427
£49.55 inc VAT
France
Red Wine from
Bordeaux, France
Country
Country: France
Region
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Pauillac
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite - Chateau Duhart-Milon
Alcohol
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Grape: 79% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Country
Country: France
Region
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Pauillac
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite - Chateau Duhart-Milon
Alcohol
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Grape: 79% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon

Product Notes

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite is a French wine estate that has been producing exceptional wines, including the Chateau Duhart-Milon Moulin de Duhart Pauillac, since the early 1800s. This estate is known for its commitment to quality and its use of traditional winemaking techniques, resulting in wines of exceptional complexity, richness, and depth. The Chateau Duhart-Milon Moulin de Duhart Pauillac is a blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes and is aged in oak barrels for up to 18 months. The resulting wine is characterized by its dark fruit aromas, rich tannins, and elegant finish, making it a favorite among wine lovers worldwide.

Tasting Notes

Beautiful dark red colour The nose is fresh but still slightly closed. Good notes of red fruit and blackcurrant. The oak is well-integrated. The attack on the palate is pleasant, soft and full-bodied. The wine quickly develops volume. Superb richness. The tannins remain silky smooth and round. Excellent length, very much in the classic style of Duhart’s terroir. Should be at its peak 4 to 8 years.

About the Winery

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite - Chateau Duhart-Milon

Widespread cultivation of grapes started in the Pauillac district in the early eighteenth century, which was greatly pushed by Lafite owners. Milon wines were a good choice for the Lafite master; at some point, it became the second wine at chateau Lafite. The soil in the area is of high quality. At the time, Marquis Nicolas Alexandre de Segur, often called the wine prince was in charge. 

The Duhart widow and Mandavy left the Casteja family 14 hectares between 1830-1840. The Casteja, therefore, had a 40-ha vineyard that they named Duhart Milon. Sieur Duhart was a privateer who settled in the area upon his retirement. The house of the privateer existed into the 50s, and it was the inspiration behind the Duhart Milon wines. Duhart Milon terroir was recognised and ranked fourth in Pauillac in 1855. The estate remained with the Casteja family from mid-19th century to the first part of the twentieth century. Chateau Duhart Milon had grown and was one of the largest estates in Pauillac, with about fifty hectares. 

Because of the successive inheritance, the estate was sold in 1937. In a span of 25 years, the property had five different owners, and because of vineyard splits, there was a great decline made worse by the 1956 severe frost. The wine quality from the estate declined a great deal until the Rothschild family bought the property in 1962. at the time, Duhart Milon had 110 hectares, with only 17 of these having vines. When the Rothschild family took over, they conducted major constructions on the vineyard where draining the area, uprooting vines, and replanting was done. Adjacent plots were bought, and the vineyard was reintegrated. The family also installed new vat rooms and cellars. The vineyard saw incredible growth between 1973 to 2001. 

Presently, new vines have matured, and the cellar has been renovated. After 40 years of work, Chateau Duhart Milon has been restored. The quality of the wines produced here can be attached to the consistency of the vintages that have been released and the potential that the future holds.


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