Château Duhart Milon 2015

Tim Atkin

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is aromatic, fine, racy, silky and offers a slight concentration as well as a slight depthness. It reveals notes of cassis, violet and slight touches of red fruits (redcurrant, wild strawberry) associated with subtle touches of ripe boysenberry, liquorice, Sichuan pepper as well as a discreet hint of blond tobacco (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, mineral, aerial and offers a nice definition, a nice acid frame, a beautiful racy minerality (terroir), a good definition, a beautiful crunchy fruit, an bit aerial as well as a very nice freshness and a nice tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, cassis and red berries associated with slight hints of wild fruits, wood, slight / discreet touches of mocha, tobacco, with subtle touches of spices as well as a discreet hint of tobacco, tea and an imperceptible toasted touch (in the background). Tannins are well-built. Good length.

Falstaff

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2015 Duhart Milon is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot picked between September 23 and October 6, the September 17-23 respectively. It will eventually see 40% new oak during its élevage. It has a tightly-wound bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and cassis fruit, moderate complexity, perhaps just a little static at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with quite supple tannin for the normally obdurate Duhart-Milon, the acidity nicely judged with a pleasing salinity towards the finish. I would just like to see more personality come through by the time of bottling. Otherwise, this is a fine Duhart-Milon that is more compromising than the tannic

James Suckling

The smoke, almond, dark-berry and plum character is impressive to this young Duhart. Full body, round and silky tannins and beautiful fruit and spice undertones. Plenty of coffee and cedar flavors at the end. A pretty Duhart. Needs four or five years bottle age.