Château Duhart-Milon 2008
Pauillac 4ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£810.99
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Arriving: October 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2018 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2032 |
| Grapes: 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot | |
Critic scores
94 RP, 93 NM, 17/20 DC, 91 WE, 17 JR
Critic reviews
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case as prices do not yet reflect its qualitative resurgence. Composed of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot that came in at 13.09% alcohol, it is a surprisingly intense effort displaying a marvelous texture, plenty of black currant, licorice, unsmoked cigar tobacco and earthy characteristics, a full-bodied mouthfeel and stunning purity as well as density. Enjoy this top-notch 2008 over the next 20-25 years. Drink 2011-2036
Robert Parker, 31 May 2011
The 2008 Duhart-Milon has always been an impressive wine. Here it has a very intense, backward, graphite and cedar-scented bouquet that just seems to grow in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, crisp acidity, brisk blackberry and raspberry fruit laced with graphite and tobacco notes towards the austere finish. I keep ratcheting up my score as it seems to find a new facet with each swirl of the glass. Superb. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 10-Year On tasting.
Neal Martin, March 2018
Purple. Extremely deep colour – deeper than Lafite! Fine, scented, aromatic and flattering on the nose. Lovely texture. Rather forward and fine tannined. Powdery texture. Lots of Cabernet (73%) but very ripe Cabernet. Very fine and neat – truly baby Lafite, except that of course it tastes much less embryonic in terms of development than its stablemate Lafite. A very successful seductive Duhart-Milon. Great balance. Drink 2013-22 17+
Jancis Robinson, 16 April 2009
Black-purple-red, crushed blackcurrants nose, quite sturdy and structured, big broad style, even four-square now, but elegance will come through. Drink 2016-25.
Steven Spurrier, Decanter Magazine, 14 April 2009
Paraphrase: Solid, fruit-rich Pauillac with prominent oak that the reviewer expected to integrate with age.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, April 2011 | https://www.wineenthusiast.com/buying-guide/chateau-duhart-milon-2008-pauillac/
Robert Parker, 31 May 2011
The 2008 Duhart-Milon has always been an impressive wine. Here it has a very intense, backward, graphite and cedar-scented bouquet that just seems to grow in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, crisp acidity, brisk blackberry and raspberry fruit laced with graphite and tobacco notes towards the austere finish. I keep ratcheting up my score as it seems to find a new facet with each swirl of the glass. Superb. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 10-Year On tasting.
Neal Martin, March 2018
Purple. Extremely deep colour – deeper than Lafite! Fine, scented, aromatic and flattering on the nose. Lovely texture. Rather forward and fine tannined. Powdery texture. Lots of Cabernet (73%) but very ripe Cabernet. Very fine and neat – truly baby Lafite, except that of course it tastes much less embryonic in terms of development than its stablemate Lafite. A very successful seductive Duhart-Milon. Great balance. Drink 2013-22 17+
Jancis Robinson, 16 April 2009
Black-purple-red, crushed blackcurrants nose, quite sturdy and structured, big broad style, even four-square now, but elegance will come through. Drink 2016-25.
Steven Spurrier, Decanter Magazine, 14 April 2009
Paraphrase: Solid, fruit-rich Pauillac with prominent oak that the reviewer expected to integrate with age.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, April 2011 | https://www.wineenthusiast.com/buying-guide/chateau-duhart-milon-2008-pauillac/