Chateau Duhart Milon 2018

96 Points – James Suckling

Sweet berries and cherries on the nose with sweet tobacco, lead pencil and blackcurrants. Its full-bodied and rich, with layers of fruit and creamy tannins intertwined. Extremely long and creamy. Great Duhart. Try after 2026.

95 Points – Wine Enthusiast

This is a ripe, classic Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine. Its strict initial character blossoms out into rich black-currant flavours that exude class. Backed by acidity and hints of the wood aging still in place, the wine is just beginning its journey.

95 Points – Decanter

One of the real successes of the Lafite stable in 2018. You get the rich, smooth texture straight off the nose, continued by a velvety texture and a full mouthfeel. Serious with a long life ahead. This is one of the more voluptuous Duhart-Milons that I have tasted, and it will expand the audience for this wine. Plenty of black fruits, bitter chocolate, licorice, slate and pencil lead. Ticks the boxes of both Pauillac and Cabernet Sauvignon character. Very good quality. Drinking Window 2026 – 2044.

94+ Points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The 2018 Duhart-Milon is composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. With 14% alcohol, it has a deep garnet-purple colour and a seductively ripe, opulent nose of plum preserves, blackberry pie and chocolate-covered cherries with hints of spice cake, potpourri, sandalwood and eucalyptus oil. Medium-bodied, it is jam-packed with rich, spicy black fruit preserves, with floral accents and a velvety texture, finishing long and fragrant.

93 Points – Wine Spectator

This is packed with succulent blackberry and currant fruit, mulling spice, sweet tobacco, licorice root and alder notes. Youthfully jumbled, but the pieces are there, the mouthfeel is alluring, and the length is surely there.