Duhart-Milon 2022 (6x75cl)
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Scoring 94-96+ points from Jeb Dunnuck, 95-96 points from James Suckling, 94-96 points from The Wine Cellar Insider's Jeff Leve, 94 points from Jane Anson of Inside Bordeaux and 92-94 points from Vinous' Antonio Galloni, remarkably for such a warm vintage this blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot sits at only 13.5% ABV.
 While showing the 'classic Pauillac character' we know and love with notes of pencil lead, graphite and tobacco mixing with the red and black fruit-driven aromatics, there is also 'more richness' (JD) than one would normally associate with this wine. On the palate, this is 'elegant, refined, soft, and pure' (JL). Despite the extra richness in this release, Anson believes the 'serious face of Duhart does well' here as gives it an 'upright tannic backbone' which suggests it will age better than many other Bordeaux reds of 2022.
The Grand Vin 2022 Château Duhart-Milon is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot. It brings more richness as well as classic Pauillac character in its lead pencil, graphite, tobacco, and red and black fruit-driven aromatics. With gorgeous richness, a medium to full bodied mouthfeel, and a great finish, this utterly classic, seamless, balanced Pauillac should be snatched up by readers. It's going to give the 2009 a run for its money.
Review Date: 5th November 2023
Lead pencil, spice, red currants, flowers, and dark cherries crowd into the nose. On the palate, the wine is elegant, refined, soft, and pure. There is density along with vibrance, spice, lift, and width. The finish, with its blend of red fruits, cocoa, orange rind, spice, espresso, and plums lingers, which is a good things as you as much of this on your palate as possible. The wine is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot. 13.5% ABV, 3.9 pH. Drink from 2026-2050.
Drinking Window: 2026 - 2050
Reviewer Name: Jeff Leve
Review Date: 8th May 2023
Very Pauillac in its blackcurrant, dark chocolate and walnut husk character. Full-bodied yet compacted. Wet earth, mushroom, earth, black tobacco. Fine and intense tannins. Fresh and complex. 78% cabernet sauvignon and 22% merlot.
Review Date: 19th April 2023
The 2022 Duhart-Milon underwent a short 15- to 18-day maceration and is raised in 50% new oak and the rest one-year-old barrels. It has a very graphite/mint-scented nose that is Pauillac through and through. The palate is fresh and vibrant with fine tannins. This is beautifully sculpted with a vibrant pencil lead-tinged finish reminiscent of Grand Puy Lacoste. The 2022 is a fabulous Duhart-Milon that should give 30 to 40 years of drinking pleasure. It's a Pauillac a bit like the late Steven Spurrier insofar that it's a Pauillac always conservatively dressed in a pin-striped suit, but that's the essence of Duhart.
Drinking Window: 2030 - 2060
Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
Review Date: 17th May 2023
Intense, stately, with ripe and spicy dark brambled fruit flavours, blackberry and cassis, balanced by grippy tannins, crushed rocks, slate and cigar, which add texture and moderation. The serious face of Duhart does well in the vintage, keeping an upright tannic backbone. New cellar at Duhart since 2020. Harvest August 31 to September 28, 3.8ph. Olivier Bonnau technical director. Duhart Milon vineyard is looking at lowering density of planting to guard against future hot vintages of this type.
Drinking Window: 2030 - 2047
Reviewer Name: Jane Anson
Review Date: 11th May 2023
78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot. Cask sample.
Marked Cabernet nose – blackcurrant with a touch of mint. Big tannic base but with an opulence to the tannins. Long and persistent. Plenty of Pauillac power.
Drinking Window: 2030 - 2042
Reviewer Name: James Lawther MW
Review Date: 18th April 2023
The 2022 Duhart-Milon is racy and explosive right out of the gate. Ripe dark cherry, plum, cloves, licorice, menthol and mocha fill out the layers in a deep, wonderfully expressive Duhart. Firm tannins extend the finish nicely. I imagine the 2022 will require at least a few years in bottle to be at its best, but it is pretty showy today. The blend is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot.
Drinking Window: 2027 - 2042
Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
Review Date: 9th May 2023
The 2022 Duhart-Milon unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cedar box, loamy soil, herbs and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety palate with a broad attack that segues into a lively, nicely concentrated core of fruit, concluding with a youthfully firm finish.
Reviewer Name: William Kelley
Review Date: 28th April 2022