Duhart Milon Pauillac 4eme Cru 2020

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Duhart Milon
Label Name:
 
Pauillac 4eme Cru
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pauillac, Bordeaux
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon 72%, Merlot 28%
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Selected critic scores: Decanter 97 (Georgina Hindle); Jane Anson 95; Jeb Dunnuck 94–96; James Suckling 94–96; Vinous ~93; Lisa Perrotti-Brown (WA) 92. Sources: Decanter, Jeb Dunnuck, James Suckling, Vinous, Robert Parker/Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Tasting Note
Concentrated Pauillac with blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite, tobacco and pencil-shavings. Medium–full body, firm fine tannins, savory mineral backbone and long, spicy finish with cocoa and licorice notes.

Food Pairing
Roast lamb, beef steak, duck confit, aged cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, braised beef short ribs, mushroom hot-pot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested; parcel-by-parcel vinification in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats; malolactic in vat; aged 14–16 months in French oak (≈50% new).

Vineyard Info
Château Duhart-Milon (Domaines Barons de Rothschild/Lafite) — 76 ha in northern Pauillac; classified 4ème Cru (1855). New cellar and modern vinification implemented in 2020.