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Château Duhart-Milon Pauillac FUTURES 2024 ETA: Autumn 2027
Fourth Growth. Quatrieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
Expert tasting note: (2024 vintage)
Jane Anson 92 Pts :
”Shows density and balance, with leafy but fragrant aromatics that unfurl slowly, and bright acidity that is not overpowering to the blueberry and blackcurrant fruits. The skill of the Lafite team is clear here, and this is a classically balanced Duhart that will age well. Harvest September 25 to October 4, 32hl/h yield, above the Pauillac average. Moulin de Duhart is not being sold En Primeur.”
Colin Hay Drink Business 94-96+:
“Pauillac; 78% Cabernet Sauvignon; 22% Merlot; a final yield of 32 hl/ha; 13% alcohol; tasted at Duhart-Milon with Saskia de Rothschild). Redoubtably ‘Duhart’ with is intensely dark-berry fruit profile. This is a wine that would be austere even stern were it not for the sheer quality of the tannins that render it almost a little spiritual – an impression reinforced by the subtle floral and incense notes. They remind me a little of the descent into a cool underground chapel. A very pure cassis fruit. Gracious, quite succulent and with a pleasingly spherical core, generously enrobed – almost encrusted – by slightly grippy, granular and very tactile tannins. This has a lovely mouthfeel if not quite the complexity of recent great vintage”
Wine Advocate 90-93:
“A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot, the 2024 Duhart-Milon was cropped at 32 hectoliters per hectare, and it was here that the Lafite team concluded the harvest. Offering up aromas of cassis and red berries mingled with hints of violets, pen ink, licorice and toasty oak, it's medium to full-bodied, supple, and fleshy, with a round, integrated, charming profile, concluding with a moderately persistent finish.”
Antonio Galloni, April 2025 (91-93)
"The 2024 Duhart-Milon opens with strong Cabernet Sauvignon inflections. Blue-toned fruit, lavender, spice and dried herbs open first, all framed by brisk acids and supporting tannins that lend shape. The 2024 includes 14% press wines, about the norm here. This is a very promising Duhart."
