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。
WA:2013 - 2043
Dense purple, with classic notes of cedar and lead pencil shavings as well as gobs of back currants and licorice, the wine has a full-bodied mouthfeel with fabulous precision and density. It also possesses a long, silky finish with moderately high tannins, but they are ripe and well-integrated. The wood is clearly pushed to the background in this dense, full-bodied Pauillac, which should drink beautifully for 30+ years.
If you can’t afford Lafite-Rothschild (few can)or even their second wine, Carruades de Lafite, you still have Duhart Milon, which has become a profound wine over the last 5-7 years due to the extensive amount of attention and investment the Rothschilds have pumped into this estate. This blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot is fabulous, a dead ringer for Lafite in a great vintage. (It is probably better than many of the Lafites of the 1960s and 1970s, and even some of the vintages in the 1980s.)