位於波爾多Pauillac村的四級酒莊Chateau Duhart-Milon和Lafite是隔一條馬路的鄰居，在18世紀初這裡生產的酒是被當做Lafite的二軍酒，到了十九世紀初開始做出自己的名氣；在十九世紀中它已經是非常著名的酒莊，因此在1855年的頂級酒莊名單中得以被列為四級酒莊。1962年成為Lafite-Rothschild家族的產業，在近年來本酒莊的人氣日益增長，原因是其品質的長遠進步；隨著可觀的投資於更新提升葡萄園和釀造設備，本酒莊從1990年代後半水準顯著地大幅提升。
Duhart-Milon莊園位於名叫Milon的小丘上，土壤是排水性良好的礫石土，它的酒常被視為典型的Pauillac風格，平均來說Cabernet
Sauvignon的比例大約是70到80%，其餘是Merlot。它會在橡木桶(50
%新桶)中培養熟成14個月。Parker甚至大力稱讚說Rothschild家族近20年來的努力，已經將本酒莊的水準推升到幾近於超級明星的狀態。
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The 2018 Duhart-Milon is composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, with the Cabernet Sauvignon harvested September 25 to October 4 and the Merlot harvested September 17-25, and it has 14% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps from the glass with exuberant notes of Black Forest cake, plum preserves and crème de cassis with hints of spice cake, woodsmoke, potpourri and eucalyptus. Full-bodied, rich and laden with layers of black fruit preserves and spices, it has a velvety texture and just enough freshness, finishing long. Very impressive—the densest, most opulent Duhart I have tasted!
“2018 was like a difficult child to begin that turned out to be a genius,” Lafite’s Technical Director Eric Kohler informed me, hardly able to contain his excitement about this vintage. “The finish to this vintage was so perfect in terms of maturation!” “It started out really wet—more wet than rainy,” Kohler continued. “On the Right Bank and Sauternes, they got more rain. Same with Margaux. There was a lot of mildew pressure. Here at Lafite, the pressure from the mildew was lower than the Right Bank or Sauternes. We lost less than 5% here. We are close to organic with our farming, but not entirely. We were able to control the situation. And then from mid-July it became very dry and very hot. This was the hottest summer since 2003. Of course, it was not as extreme as 2003. This is why the potential of the terroir was very important. What is a great terroir? It is a terroir that can compensate for the excesses of the vintage. The terroir must have the capacity to behave like a sponge—to retain or give water. The sponge of clay that we have at Lafite regulated the excess of the vintage. This year, instead of the humid wind from the west, we got a dry wind from the northeast. So, there was no risk of botrytis as harvest approached. 2016 and 2018 are like two brothers, the former easier to manage, the latter more trouble and potential excess, but very great in the end."
