93 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, February 2013

A wine with an intense sous bois, fresh tobacco and dried flower character on the nose and palate. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and an attractive finish. It's structured yet polished with a beauty and stature. Try in 2015.

Jancis Robinson, April 2011

73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot. Extremely deep crimson. Sweet pruney start - looks much more intense than Carruades, presumably because of all the Cabernet. Very introvert; not much nose. Juicy, fresh and liquorice - lots of energy. Lots of freshness. Dry finish. Very subtle but with extremely marked tannins. Just a little rugged. But the fruit is wonderfully concentrated. 17+ out of 20

93 -95 points,

Jeff Leve, TheWineCellarInsider.com, April 2011

73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot, (which is also similar to what the property used in 2005,) the wine opens with sweet oak, truffle, cassis and tobacco notes. This medium/full bodied cassis filled wine has ripe tannins and a long, polished black fruit filled finish.

John Sweeney, JJ Buckley, April 2011

73% cabernet sauvignon, 27% merlot. The merlot harvest began in September and ended October 4th while cabernet was harvested October 1 through 12th. A bit muted on the nose, but dark chocolate, coffee, and spicy black pepper prevail with some swirling. On the palate, flavors of red raspberry and mocha are balanced by a chalky minerality and zippy acidity. Less lushness here than Carruades but more precision. This wine already tastes great but will continue to improve over the next 12-15 years.

94 points,

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, November 2012

Tasted at Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. There is clearly a tangible difference in quality judging by the aromatics between the Moulin de Duhart and the Grand Vin. Here, there is superb intensity with blackberry, bilberry, hints of vanilla and graphite. The palate is very well balanced and perhaps more approachable than vintages of Duhart would have been in the past (perhaps due to the 27% Merlot content). The acidity is taut and the finish has a pastille-like purity. Excellent - although will it surpass the stupendous 2009?

96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2013

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.)

93 points,

Wine Enthusiast, May 2013

Juicy black currant fruit mingles with bright acidity and dark-chocolate tannins. This often overlooked château, with the same production team as Lafite-Rothschild , has an intense and concentrated 2010, balanced superbly between firmness and fruitiness. R.V.

91 points,

Wine Spectator, March 2013

Well-polished, with sleek edges to the fleshy plum, cassis and blackberry fruit, while the finish is embedded with black licorice and violet notes. Approachable now, but the stuffing is there to cellar this for a bit. Drink now through 2025. -JM

About Winery

Owned by the Rothschild family since 1962, Fourth growth Chateau Duhart Milon is situated to the west of Chateau Lafite Rothschild and shares its winemakers. According to Baron Eric de Rothschild, "It would have been nonsense not to acquire such a great neighboring vineyard."

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